Deborah

Hebrew judge and prophetess who led Israel to victory over the Canaanite general Sisera at the battle of Taanaj (Megiddo plain). The UB references Deborah twice: once in the context of Jesus' education about Hebrew heroines, and once when Jesus cited her as an example in his defense of women's equality. She represents the rare female leader in the patriarchal Hebrew tradition and was clearly valued by Jesus as a precedent for women's spiritual and civic leadership.