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Jephthah (jĕf`thə), in the Book of Judges, a Hebrew raider, son of Gilead and a judge of Israel. He vowed if victorious over the Ammonites to sacrifice the first of his household to meet him on his return. His daughter was the price of this vow. He also masterminded a slaughter of neighboring Ephraimites. Jephthah is also mentioned in the New Testament book of Hebrews.
Jephthah Old Testament a judge of Israel, who sacrificed his daughter in fulfilment of a vow (Judges 11:12--40) Jephthah routed the Ammonites to save Israelites. [O.T.: Judges 11:32] See : Deliverance Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | I would also nominate Jephthah, Samson, Saul, Ahab, Naomi, and Esther as characters with persuasive power. It is the brainchild of Dr Jephthah Ford, who has himself been badly beaten by the police. Nicholas Cranfield's essay on artistic representations of the chilling story of Jephthah and his daughter from Judges is the only study from a nonliterary disciplinary perspective (for which a single color plate is included, the only image in the book). |
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