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Jephthah led the Israelites in battle against Ammon and, in exchange for defeating the Ammonites, made a vow to sacrifice whatever would come out of the door of his house first. When his daughter was the first to come out of the house, he immediately regretted the vow, which bound him to sacrifice his daughter to … See more
Jephthah , appears in the Book of Judges as a judge who presided over Israel for a period of six years (Judges 12:7). According to Judges, he lived in Gilead. His father's name is also given as Gilead, and, as his mother … See more
The story of Jephthah has influenced a number of literary works.
• Historia di Jephta, an oratorio by Giacomo Carissimi.
• Jephthes, sive Votum, a tragedy by See more• Finkelstein, Israel (2016), The Old Jephthah Tale in Judges: Geographical and Historical Considerations, vol. 97, Biblical Studies on the Web See more
The story of Jephthah is found in the Book of Judges, chapters 11–12. The Israelites "again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord ... they forsook the Lord and did not serve him. So the … See more
Sacrifice of daughter
Jephthah's sacrifice of his daughter stands in stark contrast to the Binding of Isaac in the See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license The Life of Jephthah - Bible Study
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