1) Hebrew boy name
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Jephthah (pronounced ə, also spelled Jephtha or Jephte; (יפתח, Yifthaḥ; Ιεφθάε; Iephte), appears in the Biblical Book of Judges as a judge over Israel for a period of six years ({Bibleverse||Judges|12:7|ESV}). He lived in Gilead and was a member of the tribe of Manasseh. His father`s name is also given as Gilead and, as his mother is....
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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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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, in consequence, to god. Some commentators have ma...
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