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	Jephthah - LoveToKnow 1911
		JEPHTHAH, one of the judges of Israel, in the Bible, was an illegitimate son of Gilead, and, being expelled from his father's house by his lawful brethren, took refuge in the Syrian land of Tob, where he gathered around him a powerful band of homeless men like himself.
		The Ammonites pressing hard on his countrymen, the elders of Gilead called for his help, which he consented to give on condition that in the event of victory he should be made their head (Judg.
		Attached to the narrative is an account of a quarrel between Jephthah and the Ephraimites.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Jephthah (319 words)

	Semlink / Jephthah's Sacrifice?
		Jephthah made a hasty decision, which Scripture speaks against, and then he failed to remember that he could have declined this vowed because it involved his firstborn.
		Jephthah's daughter wanted to go be with a few friends and bewail her virginity.
		If Jephthah was raised within idol worship it would have taught him that sacrifices made the gods move and act upon the desires of the one sacrificing.
	www.gcts.edu /ockenga/semlink/bb/viewtopic.php?pid=4618 (4676 words)

	Jephthah
		Jephthah was a mighty man, and his father's name was Gilead, but his mother was not the wife of Gilead.
		And then Jephthah came home to to his house, but his daughter came out to meet him with musical instruments, and dancing, and she was his only child.
		And so Jephthah told her to go, and she went away for two months with her friends, and at the end of two months, she returned to her father who did with her what he had vowed to the LORD he would do.
	littlelambsministry.freeservers.com /storyjephthah.htm (404 words)

	Jephthah - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		The Israelites beyond the Jordan being in danger of an invasion by the Ammonites, Jephthah was invited by the elders of Gilead to be their leader (Judges 11:5,6).
		The account of the diplomacy used by Jephthah to prevent the Ammonites from invading Gilead is possibly an interpolation, and is thought by many interpreters to be a compilation from Numbers 20-21.
		Jephthah prepared for battle, but before taking the field paused at Mizpeh of Gilead, and registered a vow that if he were successful in battle, he would offer as a burnt offering to Yahweh whatsoever should first come from his doors to greet him upon his return (Judges 11:29-31).
	www.studylight.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T4959 (530 words)

	A Stereotype as Immigrant: Re-reading Jephthah's Daughter
		Jephthah's swift conclusions about what is intended in this sign, as well as his lack of religious sentiment throughout the poem, seem to support equally well the idea that, torn between affection and ambition and favouring the latter, he is relieved to be able to hide behind this mysterious manifestation of divine will.
		By his emphasis on Jephthah's insistence that his daughter agree to her own death, the poet adopts the Greek idea that the consent of the victim removes the guilt of the one performing the sacrifice.
		Jephthah's daughter returns three times to her plans to tend her father in his old age, concluding: "Youth was not made to die, but live to cherish / The aged; so was I to cherish thee" (45).
	www.canadianpoetry.ca /cpjrn/vol24/McKenzie.htm (5679 words)

	Jephthah's Daughter
		Jephthah probably thought when he made the vow that it was more likely an animal that would be the first to greet him, not a human.
		Since Jephthah had no sons and she was the only child, she would be the one to inherit his property, receive the blessing and carry the family name.
		Jephthah's daughter was a virgin at the time she was "devoted" to God and would remain so as long as she stayed at the temple.
	www.godswordtowomen.org /studies/articles/francine.htm (2749 words)

	Jephthah and Ammon (Jud. 11)
		The record of Jephthah refers to the land of Gilead on Israel's Eastern flank, and the threat posed by Ammon, the Arab nation directly to the East of Israel.
		As their acceptance of Jephthah was more than a last resort, so Israel's recalling of Christ from Heaven will only be after a final tribulation, which comes after their reaching the point of 'repentance' from idol worship.
		Jephthah was met with dances of rejoicing after the victory, as was David (Jud.
	www.carelinks.net /books/dh/ld/6-5.htm (1488 words)

	Wars of Israel: The Wars of Jephthah, Judge of Israel
		Jephthah, because of his questionable parentage, was not accepted by his brothers, sons of Gilead.
		In the interchange between Jephthah and Ammon, as Ammon claims rights to the land; he is countered with the history of how Israel rightfully took the land.
		Jephthah's father, Gilead, was the grandson of Manasseh.
	www.warsofisrael.com /jephthah.html (2370 words)

	Jephthah and his vow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		As such, Jephthah's daughter would remain a virgin as she served at the tabernacle as part of a special class of dedicated women (compare Exodus 38:8; 1 Samuel 2:22; Luke 2:36-37).
		But if, indeed, Jephthah's daughter was sacrificed in gruesome and flagrant disobedience to God, this added statement about knowing no man would seem to be superfluous and inane; it only appears to make sense if she continued in a state of celibacy after Jephthah fulfilled his vow.
		Though Jephthah was evidently rash and unwise in making his vow to start with, he nevertheless obeyed God's command to pay one's vows to Him (Deuteronomy 23:21-23), even when it was to his own hurt (compare Psalm 15:4).
	www.ucgstp.org /bible/brp/jud11.htm (1341 words)

	Great Men of the Old Testament - Jephthah
		Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
		And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
		Jephthah's daughter went to the mountains to bewail her virginity (that is, her status as an unmarried woman).
	www.bethelcog.org /MOFJephthah.htm (2692 words)

	Jephthah (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
		He has been described as "a wild, daring, Gilead mountaineer, a sort of warrior Elijah." After forty-five years of comparative quiet Israel again apostatized, and in "process of time the children of Ammon made war against Israel" (11:5).
		In their distress the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob, to which he had fled when driven out wrongfully by his brothers from his father's inheritance (2), and the people made him their head and captain.
		(See SHIBBOLETH.) "Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead" (7).
	www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/jephthah.html (279 words)

	JEPHTHAH'S RAIDERS
		Then Jephthah fled [(was) chased away, driven away, put to flight] from his brethren [unsaved half-brothers], and dwelt in the land of Tob [a type of our Lord’s ascension into Heaven]: and there were gathered [to pick up, to glean (raptured)] to Jephthah vain men [empty; fig.
		Then Jephthah went with [to walk with, to carry: to bear (Footsteps In The Sand)] the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head [Lord] and captain [Saviour] over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh [watch-tower].
		Jephthah is symbolically crowned King of kings and Lord of lords when “the people made him head [Lord] and captain [Saviour] over them” (Judg 11:11).
	www.tabernacleofmoses.org /Jephthah/JepCh3.htm (1022 words)

	Daily Radio Broadcast::Jephthah's Tragic Mistake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Jephthah was a mighty man of valor that God used in a significant way, but his whole story begins in rags.
		The very people who threw Jephthah out of the house, the very country that drove him out of the land, that very country and those very people are now coming to him, pleading with him to be their leader.
		Jephthah knew that either his wife or his daughter or maybe a friend just tragically on a visit-some human being would come out of that house.
	www.backtothebible.org /broadcasts/radio/print.php/1092 (3491 words)

	Daughter of Jephthah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I have always been intrigued by the character of Jephthah and writing this short story has assuaged my own curiosity in creating a little back story concerning his daughter, whom I have given a name as she is not named in the Bible.
		Jephthah was fearless, a general and leader who possessed the ability to smite the enemy.
		Jephthah turned away from Lemuel to look at the front entrance of his house and froze in his steps at the same time his smile had vanished.
	www.angelfire.com /wv/eliza/daughter.htm (3591 words)

	Jephthah - LORDSHIP
		(Judg 11:1-3) Now Jephthah [he will open, he opens] the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour [the same was said of Gideon: Judg 6:12], and he was the son of an harlot [whore, prostitute (a woman not faithful)]: and Gilead [mound of stones, heap of testimony, heap of witness] begat Jephthah [i.e.
		Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered to Jephthah [to pick up, to glean] vain men [empty; fig.
		Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them [please note the order in which these two positions are rendered]: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh [watch tower].
	www.tabernacleofmoses.org /Jephthah/JepCh2.htm (1081 words)

	Jephthah (No. CB58)
		Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior but he was a social outcast and his half-brothers drove him away from the family.
		Jephthah was actually a kind of captain of men little better than cunning desert pirates, but he became respected and famous in his part of the country.
		Jephthah knew that eventually they would all move to cross the Jordan westward to get back to their home territory to the south, so he ordered his men to rush to the places at the river where it was possible to ford it.
	www.logon.org /english/c/cb058.html (3121 words)

	Jephthah's Reckless Vow
		Jephthah was the son of a man named Gilead; a resident of the region of Gilead.
		The daughter of Jephthah, whose name we are never given, said to him, "My father, you have given your word to the Lord; do to me as you have said, since the Lord has avenged you of your enemies, the sons of Ammon" (Judges 11:36).
		Jephthah's grief, however, was occasioned by the fact that he apparently did not expect the one to meet him to be his only, beloved daughter.
	www.zianet.com /maxey/reflx224.htm (9408 words)

	What About Jephthah’s Vow? : ChristianCourier.com
		Jephthah vowed to God that if the Lord would grant him victory over the evil Ammonites, the first thing that came out to meet him upon his return home, would be Jehovah’s, and/or it would be offered as a burnt sacrifice.
		Since Jephthah is depicted as one of the great heroes of the Old Testament era (Hebrews 11:32), some scholars feel that this involves the Bible in a moral difficulty.
		On the other hand, a number of prominent scholars (e.g., Edersheim, Archer, Geisler, etc.) believe that Jephthah did not sacrifice his daughter as a burnt offering; rather, it is argued that he devoted her, as a virgin, to the service of Jehovah for the remainder of her life.
	www.christiancourier.com /articles/read/what_about_jephthahs_vow (1000 words)

	Preach The Word - Men For The Hour Pt11 - Jephthah, The Reject
		Jephthah had been rejected because of his birth, he had been thrown out of the city, and now after a period of years the elders are coming cap in hand, tail between their legs: 'Could you come back and help us?'.
		Jephthah is a kind of Cinderella story, the reject elevated to a place of honour and authority.
		Jephthah decided to vow this vow to the Lord, and I use that word 'decided' because this was something that God did not require of Jephthah.
	www.preachtheword.com /sermon/jdg11.shtml (6027 words)

	Overcoming The Past
		Jephthah was a man who overcame obstacles and refused to allow his circumstances to prevent him from becoming great in the sight of God.
		Jephthah was an offspring of another woman, not Gilead's wife.
		Gilead's wife bore more sons and decided to reject Jephthah, and drove him away from their home saying, "You are not going to get any inheritance in our family because you are the son of another woman." Imagine the rejection this young man felt as he was cast away from his own family.
	members.aol.com /candyrosee/past.html (406 words)

	Apologetics Press - Jephthah's Daughter
		In Judges 11, Jephthah vowed to God that if he were victorious in battle, he would give to God whoever came through the doors of his house upon his return from battle.
		It would be a bit bizarre for Jephthah to think that he could elicit God’s favor in battle by promising to offer Him a human sacrifice, that is, to do something that was in direct violation of the will of God.
		First, the two-month period of mourning that Jephthah granted to his daughter was not for the purpose of grieving over her impending loss of life, but over the fact that she would never be able to marry.
	www.apologeticspress.org /articles/2320 (834 words)

	Jephtha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jephthah lived in Gilead and was a member of the Tribe of Manasseh.
		Ancient Jewish writers interpreted it as a human sacrifice, as seen explicitly, for example, in the classical Pseudo-Philo, where the daughter sings a lament about her impending death and its necessity to fulfil Jephthah's vow.
		That Jephthah's daughter was indeed offered as a holocaust was also the common opinion amongst Fathers of the Christian Church since the Holy Spirit is said to be upon Jephthah when he made his vow.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jephthah (593 words)

	Touchstone Archives: The Tragedy of Jephthah
		However, there is nothing in the account of Jephthah to suggest that the vow was incautious on his part, except in its unexpected result.
		Likewise, the tragedy of Jephthah and his daughter is told in the starkest terms, with emphasis on his own grief and on the daughter’s bravery in accepting her allotted fate and her compassion for the dereliction of her father.
		The oath of Jephthah, once he makes it, seems to carry an iron-like inevitability that, from a purely literary perspective, may put one in mind of the Greek tragedies.
	www.touchstonemag.com /archives/article.php?id=15-04-023-c (676 words)

	Jephthah - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Jephthah, 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.
		Jephthah is also mentioned in the New Testament book of Hebrews.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-jephthah.html (193 words)

	Jephthah's Rash Vow (Judges 11:21-40)
		That is precisely what Jephthah tried to do in making his vow to sacrifice the first thing that met him on his return home, if only God would help him win a battle.
		Jephthah was yet another tragic figure in Judges who had not yet learned enough about God to know that God does not respond to magic or bargains, which lay at the heart of Ba’al worship.
		Jephthah’s battle against the Ammonites was not won because of his vow, but because of God’s presence (11:32).
	www.cresourcei.org /jephthah.html (776 words)

	Jephthah's Daughter
		Jephthah knew that unless God would be with him he could not gain a victory over the Ammonites.
		But Jephthah sent back an answer that God would be the judge, for he had given the land to the people of Israel.
		Jephthah's daughter, his only child, came hurrying out to meet her father, singing for joy.
	kids.christiansunite.com /Bible_Stories/Bible_Story_033.shtml (894 words)

	Jephthah's Daughter. Answers to Objections
		Jephthah's vow is accordingly 'not rash'--he probably expected a male servant to come out deliberately—as an advancement to the cultic life.
		That focus simply recognizes that the text is ambiguous concerning the fate of Jephthah's daughter, which challenges the Skeptic's claim that the text indicates a contradiction.
		Jephthah received the spirit of God for the purpose of waging war in accordance with the preconditions set in Judges 10.
	www.tektonics.org /gk/jepthah.html (3296 words)

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