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Jephthah


(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