Question: Who was the husband of Deborah?
Answer: Lapidoth. (Judges 4:4)
Comments: Deborah is the fourth and only female “judge” chronicled in the Book of Judges. Her story is told in chapters 4-5. She is introduced with two descriptors - as a “prophetess” and as “wife of Lapidoth.” Jewish interpreters have identified Lapidoth ("flames") with Barak ("lightning"). The Hebrew translated “wife of Lapidoth” could also be rendered “woman of fire,” indicating a fierce and independent personality. Feminists like this interpretation. I like to think of her as a fellow redhead myself. Given the format and placing of the epithet, the traditional "wife of Lapidoth" is the most likely interpretation.
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