This gives a wider signification to Judges 11:2-3, and shows that Jephthah’s “brethren” include his fellow tribesmen.

Did not ye hate me? —The elders of Gilead must at least have permitted his expulsion by his brethren.

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And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead
In answer to their request; who though not backward to engage in the war w…

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…