Judges 11:1
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior. His mother was a prostitute, but Gilead was his father.
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- Heb 11:32 : 32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets.
- Judg 6:12 : 12 The LORD’s angel appeared and said to him,“The LORD is with you, courageous warrior!”
- 2 Kgs 5:1 : 1 Elisha Heals a Syrian General Now Naaman, the commander of the king of Syria’s army, was esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the LORD had given Syria military victories. But this great warrior had a skin disease.
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- Judg 11:2-1211 verses86%
2Gilead’s wife also gave him sons. When his wife’s sons grew up, they made Jephthah leave and said to him,“You are not going to inherit any of our father’s wealth, because you are another woman’s son.”
3So Jephthah left his half-brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Lawless men joined Jephthah’s gang and traveled with him.
4It was some time after this when the Ammonites fought with Israel.
5When the Ammonites attacked, the leaders of Gilead asked Jephthah to come back from the land of Tob.
6They said,“Come, be our commander, so we can fight with the Ammonites.”
7Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead,“But you hated me and made me leave my father’s house. Why do you come to me now, when you are in trouble?”
8The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah,“That may be true, but now we pledge to you our loyalty. Come with us and fight with the Ammonites. Then you will become the leader of all who live in Gilead.”
9Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead,“All right! If you take me back to fight with the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, I will be your leader.”
10The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah,“The LORD will judge any grievance you have against us, if we do not do as you say.”
11So Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead. The people made him their leader and commander. Jephthah repeated the terms of the agreement before the LORD in Mizpah.
12Jephthah Gives a History Lesson Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying,“Why have you come against me to attack my land?”
- Judg 11:28-325 verses74%
28But the Ammonite king disregarded the message sent by Jephthah.
29A Foolish Vow Spells Death for a Daughter The LORD’s Spirit empowered Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh and went to Mizpah in Gilead. From there he approached the Ammonites.
30Jephthah made a vow to the LORD, saying,“If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,
31then whoever is the first to come through the doors of my house to meet me when I return safely from fighting the Ammonites– he will belong to the LORD and I will offer him up as a burnt sacrifice.”
32Jephthah approached the Ammonites to fight with them, and the LORD handed them over to him.
- Judg 12:1-55 verses72%
1Civil Strife Mars the Victory The Ephraimites assembled and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah,“Why did you go and fight with the Ammonites without asking us to go with you? We will burn your house down right over you!”
2Jephthah said to them,“My people and I were in a struggle and the Ammonites were oppressing me greatly. I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power.
3When I saw that you were not going to help, I risked my life and advanced against the Ammonites, and the LORD handed them over to me. Why have you come up to fight with me today?”
4Jephthah assembled all the men of Gilead and they fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because the Ephraimites insulted them, saying,“You Gileadites are refugees in Ephraim, living within Ephraim’s and Manasseh’s territory.”
5The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Ephraim. Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive said,“Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead asked him,“Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said,“No,”
- Hos 1:2-43 verses72%
2Symbols of Sin and Judgment: The Prostitute and Her Children When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, he said to him,“Go marry a prostitute who will bear illegitimate children conceived through prostitution, because the nation continually commits spiritual prostitution by turning away from the LORD.”
3So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. Then she conceived and gave birth to a son for him.
4Then the LORD said to Hosea,“Name him‘Jezreel,’ because in a little while I will punish the dynasty of Jehu on account of the bloodshed in the valley of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
- Judg 11:34-352 verses71%
34When Jephthah came home to Mizpah, there was his daughter hurrying out to meet him, dancing to the rhythm of tambourines. She was his only child; except for her he had no son or daughter.
35When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and said,“Oh no! My daughter! You have completely ruined me! You have brought me disaster! I made an oath to the LORD, and I cannot break it.”
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7Jephthah led Israel for six years; then he died and was buried in his city in Gilead.
- Judg 11:14-152 verses68%
14Jephthah sent messengers back to the Ammonite king
15and said to him,“This is what Jephthah says,‘Israel did not steal the land of Moab and the land of the Ammonites.
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14Manasseh’s Descendants The sons of Manasseh:Asriel, who was born to Manasseh’s Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
- Judg 11:39-402 verses68%
39After two months she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. She died a virgin. Her tragic death gave rise to a custom in Israel.
40Every year Israelite women commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days.
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37The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the ancestor of the Moabites of today.
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4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair– they are in the land of Gilead.
- Num 26:29-302 verses66%
29The Manassehites: from Machir, the family of the Machirites(now Machir became the father of Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
30These were the Gileadites: from Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites;
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46Caleb’s concubine Ephah bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
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6and Jesse the father of David the king.David was the father of Solomon(by the wife of Uriah),
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30Gideon fathered seventy sons through his many wives.
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12Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
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3But approach, you sons of omen readers, you offspring of adulteresses and prostitutes!
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22Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
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17Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those who live in the Valley of the Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.
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1Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
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2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
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2There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.
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11and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.