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1 | Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter? | Judg 11:31 | kalos | 4062 | ||
Good Morning, Nolan! Judges 11:30 "*made a vow.* A common practice among the Israelites. The precise nature of this vow has been the subject of wide speculation, but v. 31 indicates the promise of a burnt offering and leads to the conclusion that Jephthah probably offered his daughter as a human sacrifice (v. 39)" (Zondervan NASB Study Bible, Zondervan, 1999). Your brother in the Lord, JVH0212 | ||||||
2 | Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter? | Judg 11:31 | richilou | 11097 | ||
It is, as you said, much debated. But for another option to explain the text (without saying that it is truer) it would be good if you could read what Gleason Archer had to say about that in his book: "Introduction to the Old Testament". | ||||||