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
And if their attack was at all like that which took place in the days of Jephthah, it must have been very serious and highly threatening.
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden
And yet Mr. Gladstone writes that there is no reason so far as he is aware, to prevent a Christian from condemning this act of Jephthah.
From Theological Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
What do you think of Abraham, of Jephthah?
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
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