Jephthah
Americannoun
noun
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His portrait features his friend Guy and step-daughter Annabelle, though he describes it as allegorical and partly inspired by the biblical story of Jephthah.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2015
He prayed in the name of all the sinners in the Old Testament�in the name of Adam, of Moses, of David, of Solomon, of Abraham, of Jephthah.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Farrar himself cannot stomach "some details" in the lives of Abraham, Jacob, Jephthah, and David.
From The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism by Foote, G. W. (George William)
Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the chil-dren of Ammon.
From Theological Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, 31.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
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