Deborah

Japanese: Deborah
Deborah

...588m above sea level. According to the Old Testament, around 1200 B.C., the tribes of Israel led by the female judge Deborah set up camp on this mountain and fought and won against the Canaanite army's chariots (Judges 4, 5). In ancient Christian tradition, this mountain is also said to be the site of the so-called "Transfiguration of Christ," in which Jesus suddenly changed his appearance in front of his disciples Peter, James, and James' brother John, and spoke to Moses and Elijah (Matthew 17, Mark 9, Luke 9).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Deborah" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…標高588m。旧約聖書によると,前1200年ころ女士師デボラDeborahに率いられたイスラエル諸部族がこの山に陣をしいてカナン軍の戦車隊と戦い勝利を博したとされる(《士師記》4,5)。また古いキリスト教の伝承では,イエスが弟子ペテロとヤコブおよびヤコブの兄弟ヨハネの前で急に姿が変わり,モーセ,エリヤと語ったといういわゆる〈キリストの変貌Transfiguration〉が起こった山とされている(《マタイによる福音書》17,《マルコによる福音書》9,《ルカによる福音書》9)。…

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