Nave’s Topical Bible

Jephthah

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Jephthah in Easton’s Bible DictionaryWhat the word means and where it comes from
(A judge (leader, hero) of Israel)
Illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his father's property Jud 11:1,2
Escapes the violence of his half-brothers; lives in the land of Tob Jud 11:3
Recalled from the land of Tob by the elders of Gilead Jud 11:5
Made captain of the army Jud 11:5-11
Made head of the land of Gilead Jud 11:7-11
His message to the king of the Ammonites Jud 11:12-28
Leads the army of Israel against the Ammonites Jud 11:29-33
His rash vow concerning bis daughter Jud 11:31,34-40
Falsely accused by the Ephraimites Jud 12:1
Leads the army of the Gileadites against the Ephraimites Jud 12:4
Leads Israel for six years, dies, and is buried in Gilead Jud 12:7
Faith of Heb 11:32

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