JEPHTHAH
(A judge (leader, hero) of Israel)
Illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his father's property JDG 11:1,2
Escapes the violence of his half-brothers; lives in the land of Tob JDG 11:3
Recalled from the land of Tob by the elders of Gilead JDG 11:5
Made captain of the army JDG 11:5-11
Made head of the land of Gilead JDG 11:7-11
His message to the king of the Ammonites JDG 11:12-28
Leads the army of Israel against the Ammonites JDG 11:29-33
His rash vow concerning bis daughter JDG 11:31,34-40
Falsely accused by the Ephraimites JDG 12:1
Leads the army of the Gileadites against the Ephraimites JDG 12:4
Leads Israel for six years, dies, and is buried in Gilead JDG 12:7
Faith of HEB 11:32
