Judg 11:1 | JFB | STEP | 1. Jephthah-- "opener." son of an harlot-- a concubine, or foreigner; implying an inferior sort of marriage prevalent in Eastern countries. Whatever dishonor might attach to his birth, his own high and energetic character rendered him early a person of note. Gilead begat Jephthah-- His father seems to have belonged to the tribe of Manasseh ( , ).

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CHAPTER 11 Jud 11:1-3. Jephthah.

1. Jephthah--"opener."

son of an harlot--a concubine, or foreigner; implying an inferior sort of marriage prevalent in Eastern countries. Whatever dishonor might attach to his birth, his own high and energetic character rendered him early a person of note.

Gilead begat Jephthah--His father seems to have belonged to the tribe of Manasseh (1Ch 7:14, 17).