The history of Jephthah appears to be an independent history inserted by the compiler of the Book of Judges. Judges 11:4–5 introduce the…

The son of an harlot. —These words are rendered this way in all the versions and can hardly have any other meaning. If an…

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour ,
&c.] Jephthah had his name of Gileadite either from his fath…

Men should not be blamed for their parentage, as long as they, by their personal merits, remove any reproach. God had forgiven Israel; therefore, J…