Jephthah
13 references
- (A judge (leader, hero) of Israel)
- Illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his father's property Judg. 11:1,2
- Escapes the violence of his half-brothers; lives in the land of Tob Judg. 11:3
- Recalled from the land of Tob by the elders of Gilead Judg. 11:5
- Made captain of the army Judg. 11:5-11
- Made head of the land of Gilead Judg. 11:7-11
- His message to the king of the Ammonites Judg. 11:12-28
- Leads the army of Israel against the Ammonites Judg. 11:29-33
- His rash vow concerning bis daughter Judg. 11:31,34-40
- Falsely accused by the Ephraimites Judg. 12:1
- Leads the army of the Gileadites against the Ephraimites Judg. 12:4
- Leads Israel for six years, dies, and is buried in Gilead Judg. 12:7
- Faith of Heb. 11:32
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.