JEPHTHAH

–(A judge (leader, hero) of Israel)

–Illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his father’s property Jud 11:1,2

–Escapes the violence of his half-brothers; lives in the land of Tob Jud 11:3

–Recalled from the land of Tob by the elders of Gilead Jud 11:5

–Made captain of the army Jud 11:5-11

–Made head of the land of Gilead Jud 11:7-11

–His message to the king of the Ammonites Jud 11:12-28

–Leads the army of Israel against the Ammonites Jud 11:29-33

–His rash vow concerning bis daughter Jud 11:31,34-40

–Falsely accused by the Ephraimites Jud 12:1

–Leads the army of the Gileadites against the Ephraimites Jud 12:4

–Leads Israel for six years, dies, and is buried in Gilead Jud 12:7

–Faith of Heb 11:32