Judges 4:4-5

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[4] Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time. [5] She lived under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill-country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

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Bethel and Ramah mark the hill country of Ephraim where Deborah judged Israel, while Canaan’s king ruled from Hazor in the north. Kedesh, Mount Tabor, and the Kishon River frame Barak’s mustering and the coming battle against Sisera’s forces.

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Judges 4:4-5 mentions Bethel, Canaan, Hazor, Kedesh, Kishon, Mount Tabor and Ramah.