Bible Person

Deborah

Meaning: word; thing; a bee · Female · 1 cross reference

This Deborah entry refers to Rebekah's nurse in Genesis 35, not to the judge and prophetess of Judges. She belongs to the household memory surrounding the patriarchal family. First appears in Gen 35:8.1

AI summary: This Deborah matters because her single cross reference preserves a rare and tender moment in which a servant from the patriarchal household is mourned and remembered by name. The entry gives emotional depth to the Genesis narrative by showing the significance of long-serving family attendants. Taken together, the material presents this Deborah as a beloved household figure in the patriarchal story.1

Central Figure

Deborah

Meaning: word; thing; a bee