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JephthaOne of the judges in ancient Israel. According to the Book of Judges, he was the son of a Gileadite and a prostitute. After being cast out by his father's legitimate sons, he joined a band of brigands. When the Gileadites were oppressed by an Ammonite army, they asked Jephtha to aid them. He led them to victory, having first promised God a sacrifice of whatever he first saw when he left his house; his first sight happened to be his daughter. His significance in the Book of Judges is as an exemplar of Israel's fidelity to God. 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 | She also leaves several brothers and sisters: Jepthah Burnett of Cardif, Wales, Jasper Burnett of Kingston, Jamaica, Ivan Burnett of Pickering, Ontario; Frederica Bygrave of Torrington, CT and Nellie Graham of London, England. Shuger's analysis of Buchanan's Jepthah and selected Magdalene narratives shows that pre-Reformation Christianity offered powerful models for female subjectivity, models that did not immediately migrate to secular literature. Contrast the rabbis' praise of Abraham with their general condemnation of Jepthah for killing his daughter to fulfill a pre-battle vow, as well as the religious leaders of the time for not finding a way out for him from his vow. |
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