Did you know that Deborah in the Bible who was the judge over Israel wasn't a real person?
Judges 5: 1-7
Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying: 2 "When leaders lead in Israel, When the people willingly offer themselves, Bless the Lord! 3 "Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I, even I, will sing to the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. 4 "Lord, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth trembled and the heavens poured, The clouds also poured water; 5 The mountains gushed before the Lord, This Sinai, before the Lord God of Israel. 6 "In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, In the days of Jael, The highways were deserted, And the travelers walked along the byways. 7 Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel, Until I, Deborah, arose, Arose a mother in Israel.
Deborah was a mythological character based on the Egyptian Goddess Neith. The name Deborah means " bee". Her husband's name, Lapidoth, means ' flashes ' or lights. ' In lower Egypt, where Isreal was held captive, the bee was a symbol of kingship, and one of the most important goddesses in lower Egypt was Neith, who had a temple known as the " House of the Bee." The Egyptians identified Neith as both a warrior goddess and a nurturer. They portrayed her with a pair of crossed arrows over a shield but she also appeared as the patroness of weaving and as a mortuary goddess associated with the Mummy shroud.
Neith also functioned occasion as a judge. And one of her most important aspects, however, was her identification in some quarters as a mother goddess associated with creation. Neith and Deborah both acted as judges, both acted like warriors, both had connections to nurturing, both had close connections to " lights " and both threatened to use ' lightning ' for retribution. All of the Bible characters were not real people. (TW)