CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jephte. Help support New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. The story of Jephte is narrated in chapters 1. Book of Judges. He was a warrior of Galaad and the son of a harlot. His father's name was Galaad, who having a wife and other children, these latter thrust out Jephte from the family and he fled to the land of Tob in Eastern. Syria. Here he became the leader of a band of . At this juncture the Israelitish territory east of the Jordan was invaded by the Ammonites, and the elders of Galaad, being in sore need of a leader to conduct the defence, saw themselves forced to go to Tob and ask Jephte to return and be their prince. After expressing surprise that they should make him such an offer, considering the treatment he had received in his native city, he yielded to their entreaties, but insisted on the condition that, should he be victorious over the Ammonites, his own countrymen would remain faithful to their word and recognize him as their prince. The elders made a solemn promise, and Jephte returned with them to the land of Galaad, where he was made chief by popular acclamation. Such conjectural emendations; and many good authors have already too much suffered by it.' To change the text of an author where there is no internal evidence of corruption,' says Canon Rawlinson, 'merely on account of a chronological or historical difficulty, is.Before beginning his campaign, Jephte made a vow to the Lord, saying: . On beholding her he is stricken with alarm and dismay, remembering his rash vow, but he declares that he has opened his mouth to the Lord and cannot do otherwise than fulfil it. The daughter expresses a noble and generous resignation to her fate, but asks a respite of two months that she may . At the expiration of the two months . Some modern apologists, however, shocked by the idea that a judge upon whom came . Readbag users suggest that Chronology of Old Testament A Return to Basics is worth reading. The file contains 325 page(s) and is free to view, download or print. Read Chronology of Old Testament A Return to Basics text version Chronology of the Old. About this page APA citation. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Previous Book Previous Chapter Read the Full Chapter Next Chapter Next Book 1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begot Jephthah. 2 Gilead's wife bore sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out, and said to him, 'You. The arguments to this effect, which are far from convincing, may be found in Vigouroux, . They ignore the barbarous ethicalcondition of the Israelites at that relatively remote epoch—a condition which is evident from other narratives in the same Book of Judges (v. That humansacrifice was expressly forbidden by the Mosaic Law does not help the argument, for, even granting that the Law then existed at all otherwise than in embryo, which is at least very doubtful, it is plain from the historical books referring to this and subsequent periods that its prescriptions were constantly ignored by the Jewish people. That such rash vows with their dire consequences, and even humansacrifices, were not things unheard of in that stage of Israel'shistory, may be gathered from such passages as 1 Samuel 1. Samuel 2. 1: 6- 9; 2 Kings 1. After the conquest of the Ammonites Jephte became involved in a severe conflict with the neighbouring tribesmen of Ephraim who arrogantly complained that they had not been invited to take part in the expedition. Jephte retorted that they had been called upon to assist him but had declined, and the result was a fierce struggle between Ephraim and the men of Galaad in which the latter were victorious. They obtained strategic control of the fords of the Jordan by which the fleeing Ephraimites were obliged to return homeward, and when the fugitives appeared, each one was asked to pronounce the word . That forty- two thousand Ephraimites were slain on that occasion may be an exaggeration or possibly a change of the text. After a judgeship of six years Jephte died and was buried in his city of Galaad. Comments. Sources. PALIS in VIGOROUX, Dict. Jephthah. About this page. APA citation. Driscoll, J. F.(1. 91. 0). Jephte. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. MLA citation. Driscoll, James F. New York: Robert Appleton Company,1. Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by WGKofron. Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. Remy Lafort, S. T. D., Censor. Imprimatur. The editor of New Advent is Kevin Knight. My email address is webmaster at newadvent. Regrettably, I can't reply to every letter, but I greatly appreciate your feedback — especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads.
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