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Read Full Chapter (Judges 11) Judges 11:1 KJV
"Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah."
Judges Chapter 11, Verse 1
Judges 11:1 in Context (Verses 1–4 KJV)
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Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.**
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And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.
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Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.*
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¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.*