Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh - This phrase designates the presence of the tabernacle, or the ark, or of…

The people made him head and captain. —The people ratified the promise of the elders, and solemnly inaugurated him as both the civ…

Then Jephthah went with the elders of Israel
From the land of Tob into the land of Gilead, his native country:

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…