Look up: Jephthah

1. Jephthah
   a judge or regent (often a hero figure) of Israel who dominates a narrative in the Book of Judges, where he is presented as an exemplar of faith for ... [2 related articles]
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2. Jephthah
   Jephthah is a Hebrew boy name. The meaning of the name is `whom God sets free, or the breaker through` Where is it used? The name Jephthah is mainly used In the bible.How do they say it elsewhere? Jephtha ( In the bible (Variant) )Jeptha ( In Other languages) a `mighty man of valour` who delivered...
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3. Jephthah
   Jephthah (jef'thu) , 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 E...
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4. Jephthah
   Jephthah was one of the Hebrew judges, who defeated the Ammonites, but having rashly made a vow that if he was victorious he would sacrifice to God as a burnt-offering whatever should first come to meet him from his house, he was met on his return by his daughter, his only child, whom he sacrificed,...
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5. Jephthah
   `Jephthah` (pronounced , also spelled `Jephtha` or `Jephte`; , "`Yifthaḥ`"; ; ) is a character in the Old Testament`s Book of Judges, serving as a judge over Israel for a period of six years (Judges 12:7). He lived in Gilead and was a member of the Tribe of Manasseh. His father...
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