Judges 11:1
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour,.... Jephthah had his name of Gileadite either from his father,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The history of Jephthah appears to be an independent history inserted by the compiler of the Book of Judges. Jdg 11:4-5…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 11:1-3
The princes and people of Gilead we left, in the close of the foregoing chapter, consulting about the choice of a…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Jephthah Hebr. Yiphtaḥ, probably a shortened form of Yiphtaḥ-el = God will open; cf. Pethah-iah Ezr 10:23. The full form…