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Judges 11:1 (show verse)
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant soldier, but he was also the son of a prostitute and Jephthah's father Gilead.
Adultery » Instances of » Gilead
Bastard » Instances of » Jephthah
Gilead » Father of jephthah
Jephthah » Summary of his life » An outcast
Jephthah » Illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his father's property
extraordinary Judges » Names of » Jephthah
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Bastard » Instances of » Jephthah
Gilead » Father of jephthah
Jephthah » Summary of his life » An outcast
Jephthah » Illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his father's property
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Judges 11:2 (show verse)
Gilead's wife bore two sons through him, but when his wife's sons grew up, they expelled Jephthah and declared to him, "You won't have an inheritance in this house, since you're the son of a different woman."
Children » Illegitimate » Despised by their brethren
Gilead » Father of jephthah
Jephthah » Summary of his life » An outcast
Jephthah » Illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his father's property
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Strife » Instances of » Jephthah and his brothers
Gilead » Father of jephthah
Jephthah » Summary of his life » An outcast
Jephthah » Illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his father's property
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Strife » Instances of » Jephthah and his brothers
Judges 11:3 (show verse)
So Jephthah escaped from his brothers and lived in the territory of Tob, where worthless men gathered themselves around him and went out on raiding parties with him.
Judges 11:4 (show verse)
Later on, the Ammonites attacked Israel.
Judges 11:5 (show verse)
When this happened, the elders of Gilead went to the territory of Tob to find Jephthah.
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Jephthah » Summary of his life » Rises to leadership
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Jephthah » Recalled from the land of tob by the elders of gilead
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Tob » A district » A district in syria
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Rises to leadership
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Jephthah » Recalled from the land of tob by the elders of gilead
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Tob » A district » A district in syria
Judges 11:6 (show verse)
They told him, "Come and be our commander so we can fight the Ammonites!"
Judges 11:7 (show verse)
But Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, "Weren't you the ones who hated me and drove me out of my father's house? And you come to me now that you're in trouble?"
Judges 11:8 (show verse)
So the elders of Gilead told Jephthah, "Well, we're coming back to you now so you can accompany us, fight the Ammonites, and become the head of all the inhabitants of Gilead."
Judges 11:9 (show verse)
Then Jephthah asked the elders of Gilead, "If you all send me to fight against the Ammonites and the LORD hands them over right in front of me, will I really become your head?"
Judges 11:10 (show verse)
The elders of Gilead responded to Jephthah, "May the Lord serve as a witness that we're making this agreement between ourselves to do as we've said."
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Jephthah » Summary of his life » Rises to leadership
Jephthah » Made head of the land of gilead
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Oath » The elders of gilead confirm their pledge to jephthah by
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Jephthah » Summary of his life » Rises to leadership
Jephthah » Made head of the land of gilead
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Oath » The elders of gilead confirm their pledge to jephthah by
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Judges 11:11 (show verse)
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people appointed him head and military commander over them. Jephthah uttered everything he had to say with the solemnity of an oath in the LORD's presence at Mizpah.
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Jephthah » Made head of the land of gilead
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Judges of israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » 9 jephthah
Mizpah » In gilead
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Israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » 9 jephthah
Jephthah » Made head of the land of gilead
Jephthah » Made captain of the army
Judges of israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » 9 jephthah
Mizpah » In gilead
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Judges 11:12 (show verse)
Afterwards, Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites to ask him, "What's your dispute between us that prompted you to come and attack my land?"
Judges 11:13 (show verse)
The king of the Ammonites answered the messengers of Jephthah, "We're here because Israel took away my land from the Arnon River as far as the Jabbok River and as far as the Jordan River when they came up from Egypt! So restore it as a gesture of good will."
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
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Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
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Ammonites » Territory of
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
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Judges 11:14 (show verse)
But Jephthah sent additional messengers again to the king of the Ammonites
Judges 11:15 (show verse)
and they informed him, "This is Jephthah's response:
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
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Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Moabites » israelites » Forbidden to spoil
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Moabites » israelites » Forbidden to spoil
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Judges 11:16 (show verse)
"Israel didn't seize the land of Moab nor the land of the Ammonites. Here's what happened: When Israel came up from Egypt, passed through the desert to the Red Sea, and arrived at Kadesh,
Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
journey of israel through the Desert » To kadesh in the wilderness of zin
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
journey of israel through the Desert » To kadesh in the wilderness of zin
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
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Judges 11:17 (show verse)
Israel sent a delegation to the king of Edom and asked him, "Please let us pass through your territory."
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
journey of israel through the Desert » To kadesh in the wilderness of zin » The king of edom refuses a passage
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Edomites, the » Refused israel a passage
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Moabites » Refused to let israel pass
Moabites » Refuse passage of jephthah's army through their territory
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
journey of israel through the Desert » To kadesh in the wilderness of zin » The king of edom refuses a passage
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Edomites, the » Refused israel a passage
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Moabites » Refused to let israel pass
Moabites » Refuse passage of jephthah's army through their territory
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Judges 11:18 (show verse)
"But the king of Edom wouldn't listen. So they also sent word to the king of Moab, but he wouldn't consent, either. So Israel stayed at Kadesh. Then they went through the desert, circumventing the territory belonging to Edom and Moab. They encamped on the other side of the Arnon River, but never entered the territory of Moab because the Arnon River is the border of Moab.
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Moabites » The territory east of the jordan river, bounded on the north by the arnon river
Moabites » Refused to let israel pass
Moabites » Refuse passage of jephthah's army through their territory
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Moabites » The territory east of the jordan river, bounded on the north by the arnon river
Moabites » Refused to let israel pass
Moabites » Refuse passage of jephthah's army through their territory
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Judges 11:19 (show verse)
"Then Israel sent a delegation to Sihon, king of the Amorites and king of Heshbon. Israel requested of him, "Please let us pass through your territory to our place."
Judges 11:20 (show verse)
But Sihon didn't trust Israel to pass through his territory, so he assembled his entire army, encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
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Jahaz » Sihon defeated at
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jahaz » Sihon defeated at
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Judges 11:21 (show verse)
The LORD God of Israel handed Sihon and his entire army into the control of Israel, and defeated them. As a result, Israel took control over the entire land of the Amorites, who were living in that country.
Judges 11:22 (show verse)
They took possession of the entire territory of the Amorites from the Arnon River as far as the Jabbok River and from the desert as far as the Jordan River.
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Amorites » Territory of
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jabbok » The northern boundary of the amorites
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Amorites » Territory of
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jabbok » The northern boundary of the amorites
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
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Judges 11:23 (show verse)
"Now then, since the LORD God of Israel expelled the Amorites right in front of his people Israel, are you going to control their territory?
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Amorites » Given to descendants of abraham
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Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
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Amorites » Given to descendants of abraham
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Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
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Judges 11:24 (show verse)
Don't you control what your god Chemosh gives you? In the same way, we'll take control of whomever the LORD our God has driven out in front of us.
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Chemosh » An idol of » And of the amorites
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Chemosh » Chemosh, a God of the moabites
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Chemosh » An idol of » And of the amorites
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
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false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Chemosh » Chemosh, a God of the moabites
Judges 11:25 (show verse)
Also ask yourselves: do you have a better case than Zippor's son Balak, king of Moab? Did he ever have a quarrel with Israel or ever win a fight against them?
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Balak » King of moab
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Balak » King of moab
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
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Judges 11:26 (show verse)
When Israel was living in Heshbon and its surrounding villages, in Aroer and its surrounding villages, and in all the cities that line the banks of the Arnon River these past three hundred years, why didn't you retake them during that time?
Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Aroer » A city » A city of the amorites in the valley of the river arnon » Conquered by israelites
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
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the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Aroer » A city » A city of the amorites in the valley of the river arnon » Conquered by israelites
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
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Judges 11:27 (show verse)
I haven't sinned against you, but you are acting wrongly against me by declaring war on me. May the LORD, the Judge, sit in judgment today between the Israelis and the Ammonites.'"
Judges 11:28 (show verse)
But the king of the Ammonites wouldn't heed the message that Jephthah had sent to him.
Judges 11:29 (show verse)
The Spirit of the LORD came on Jephthah, so he swept through Gilead and the territory of Manasseh, then swept through Mizpah in Gilead, and from Mizpah in Gilead he proceeded toward where the Ammonites were encamped.
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Holy spirit » Inspiration of » The judges » Jephthah
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Moved at times by God's spirit
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
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Jephthah » Summary of his life » Moved at times by God's spirit
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
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Judges 11:30 (show verse)
Jephthah made this solemn vow to the LORD: "If you truly give the Ammonites into my control,
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Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Made a rash vow
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
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Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Examples of
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Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
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Jephthah » Summary of his life » Made a rash vow
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
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Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Examples of
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Judges 11:31 (show verse)
then if I return from the Ammonites without incident, whatever comes out the doors of my house to meet me will become the LORD's, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering."
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Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Made a rash vow
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
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Rashness » Examples of
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Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Recorded in scripture » Of jephthah
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Made a rash vow
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
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Rashness » Examples of
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Judges 11:32 (show verse)
Then Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites and attacked them. The LORD gave them into his control.
Ammonites » Defeated by the israelites
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
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Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
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Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
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Judges 11:33 (show verse)
He attacked them from Aroer to the entrance of Minnith twenty cities in all even as far as Abel-keramim. As a result, the Ammonites were subdued right in front of the Israelis.
Ammonites » Defeated by the israelites
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Aroer » A city built » By gadites
Grape » Grown » At abel (margin)
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Delivered israel from their enemies
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Minnith » A place east of the jordan river
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Vineyard » Plain of the
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
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Aroer » A city built » By gadites
Grape » Grown » At abel (margin)
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Delivered israel from their enemies
Jephthah » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Minnith » A place east of the jordan river
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Vineyard » Plain of the
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Judges 11:34 (show verse)
When Jephthah arrived at his home in Mizpah surprise! it was his daughter who came out to meet him, playing tambourines and dancing. She was his one and only child. Except for her, he had no other son or daughter.
Chosen Instruments » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Dancing » Worldly
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Joy » Instances of » Of jephthah's daughter, when he returned from his victory over the ammonites
Mizpah » In gilead
Music » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Musical instruments » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
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Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
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Woman » Young » Happy
Women » Are mirthsome
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Dancing » Worldly
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Joy » Instances of » Of jephthah's daughter, when he returned from his victory over the ammonites
Mizpah » In gilead
Music » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Musical instruments » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
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Timbrel » By jephthah's daughter
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Women » Are mirthsome
Judges 11:35 (show verse)
When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and cried out, "Oh no! My daughter! You have terribly burdened me! You've joined those who are causing me trouble, because I've given my word to the LORD, and I cannot go back on it.
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Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
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Judges 11:36 (show verse)
She told him, "My father, you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me according to what has come out of your own mouth, considering that the LORD has paid back your enemies, the Ammonites."
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Judges 11:37 (show verse)
Then she continued talking with her father, "Do this for me: leave me alone by myself for two months. I'll go up to the mountains and cry there because I'll never marry. My friends and I will go."
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Women » Not to be given in marriage was considered a calamity
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
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Virgin » Virginity of, bewailed
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Woman » Young » Not to be given in marriage considered a calamity
Women » Not to be given in marriage was considered a calamity
Judges 11:38 (show verse)
So he said, "Go!" He sent her away for two months. She left with her friends and cried there on the mountains because she would never marry.
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Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Marriage » Celibacy deplored
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Virgin » Virginity of, bewailed
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Marriage » Celibacy deplored
Marriage » The jews » Considered being debarred from, a cause of grief
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Virgin » Virginity of, bewailed
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Judges 11:39 (show verse)
Later, after the two months were concluded, she returned to her father, and he fulfilled what he had solemnly vowed and she never married. That's how the custom arose in Israel
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Jephthah » Summary of his life » A man who kept his vow
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Virgin » Virginity of, bewailed
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Jephthah » Summary of his life » A man who kept his vow
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Virgin » Virginity of, bewailed
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Judges 11:40 (show verse)
that for four days out of every year the Israeli women would go to mourn the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite in commemoration.