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Jephthah

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Jeph·thah  (jfth)
In the Bible, a judge of Israel who vowed to sacrifice to God the first thing to come out of his house to greet him upon his return, in exchange for victory over the Ammonites. He was victorious and, upon returning home, was met by his only child, a daughter.
Jephthah [ˈdʒɛfθə]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament a judge of Israel, who sacrificed his daughter in fulfilment of a vow (Judges 11:12-40) Douay spelling Jephte [ˈdʒɛftə]


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Leeb, Judges--(Dis)honor and Ritual Enactment: The Jephthah Story: Judges 10:16-12:1, pp.
Ancient Israel: The Old Testament in Its Social Context by McLaughlin, John L. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
As an epic tale of how having to choose the power that Jephthah must be granted for his political position, Tell It On The Mountain depicts the loss of a daughter, inflicting Jephthah with wonders of reasoning.
Tell it on the Mountain by Taylor, John / Reviewer's Bookwatch
In Judges, Jephthah the general executes his young daughter to fulfill a foolish vow he made after a successful battle, in 2 Samuel, David's son Amnon incestuously assaults his half-sister Tamar and then develops a loathing for her.
A stone's throw from grace: in biblical times, it was definitely a ... by Camille, Alice / U.S. Catholic
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