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Judges 11:1 (show verse)
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a prostitute: and Gilead became the father of Jephthah.
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Judges 11:2 (show verse)
Gilead's wife bore him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drove out Jephthah, and said to him, "You shall not inherit in our father's house; for you are the son of another 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)
Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and lived in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
Judges 11:4 (show verse)
It happened after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Judges 11:5 (show verse)
It was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
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
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)
and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon."
Judges 11:7 (show verse)
Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "Didn't you hate me, and drive me out of my father's house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?"
Judges 11:8 (show verse)
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Therefore we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and you shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
Judges 11:9 (show verse)
Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Yahweh deliver them before me, shall I be your head?"
Judges 11:10 (show verse)
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do."
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Judges 11:11 (show verse)
Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them: and Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh in Mizpah.
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Judges 11:12 (show verse)
Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, "What have you to do with me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?"
Judges 11:13 (show verse)
The king of the children of Ammon answered to the messengers of Jephthah, "Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and to the Jordan: now therefore restore those [lands] again peaceably."
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Ammonites » Territory of
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Ammonites » Territory of
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Judges 11:14 (show verse)
Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon;
Judges 11:15 (show verse)
and he said to him, "Thus says Jephthah: Israel didn't take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon,
Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
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
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 » israelites » Forbidden to spoil
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Judges 11:16 (show verse)
but when they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to 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
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
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
Judges 11:17 (show verse)
then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Please let me pass through your land;' but the king of Edom didn't listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab; but he would not: and Israel stayed in 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 » 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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Judges 11:18 (show verse)
Then they went through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and they encamped on the other side of the Arnon; but they didn't come within the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.
Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Judges 11:19 (show verse)
Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, 'Please let us pass through your land to my place.'
Judges 11:20 (show verse)
But Sihon didn't trust Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful
Jahaz » Sihon defeated at
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
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
Jahaz » Sihon defeated at
Jephthah » His message to the king of the ammonites
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Judges 11:21 (show verse)
Yahweh, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they struck them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
Judges 11:22 (show verse)
They possessed all the border of the Amorites, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to the Jordan.
Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Judges 11:23 (show verse)
So now Yahweh, the God of Israel, has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you possess them?
Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
Amorites » Given to descendants of abraham
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
Amorites » Given to descendants of abraham
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
Judges 11:24 (show verse)
Won't you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever Yahweh our God has dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.
Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Chemosh » Chemosh, a God of the moabites
Judges 11:25 (show verse)
Now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
Ambassadors » Israelites to various nations
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Judges 11:26 (show verse)
While Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years; why didn't you recover them within 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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Judges 11:27 (show verse)
I therefore have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me. Yahweh, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon."
Judges 11:28 (show verse)
However the king of the children of Ammon didn't listen to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
Judges 11:29 (show verse)
Then the Spirit of Yahweh came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
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
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
Judges 11:30 (show verse)
Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, "If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Examples of
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 » Leads the army of israel against the ammonites
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Examples of
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
Judges 11:31 (show verse)
then it shall be, that whatever comes forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it shall be Yahweh's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering."
the Ammonites » Jephthah raised up to deliver israel from
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
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Rashness » Examples of
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
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
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Ammon
Rashness » Examples of
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
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
Judges 11:32 (show verse)
So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Yahweh delivered them into his hand.
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
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
Judges 11:33 (show verse)
He struck them from Aroer until you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to Abelcheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
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
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
Judges 11:34 (show verse)
Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor 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
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Timbrel » By jephthah's daughter
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
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
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Timbrel » By jephthah's daughter
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Woman » Young » Happy
Women » Are mirthsome
Judges 11:35 (show verse)
It happened, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Yahweh, and I can't go back."
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
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
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Judges 11:36 (show verse)
She said to him, "My father, you have opened your mouth to Yahweh; do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth, because Yahweh has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even on the children of Ammon."
Children » Good Children » Good Parents » Jephthah's daughter
Children » Instances of » Jephthah's daughter
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Children » Instances of » Jephthah's daughter
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Oaths » Instances of rash, &c » Jephthah
Rashness » Instances of » Jephthah's vow
Religious zeal » Instances of » Jephthah
Vows » Rash » By jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the ammonites were successful
Judges 11:37 (show verse)
She said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down on the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions."
Consecration » Instances of » Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Months » The jews computed time by
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
Woman » Young » Not to be given in marriage considered a calamity
Women » Not to be given in marriage was considered a calamity
Jephthah » His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Months » The jews computed time by
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
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)
He said, "Go." He sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and mourned her virginity on the mountains.
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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)
It happened at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she was a virgin. It was a custom 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 the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.