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Headword:
*)iefqa/e
Adler number: iota,207
Translated headword: Jephtha
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Judge of Judaea, the man who rescued Israel from the hand of the Philistines. He vowed to God that he would sacrifice the first person he encountered. Then when he saw his own daughter dancing in a festival of victory, right away he slew her. Hence Jewish maidens carried out an annual four-day memorial service for her.
Greek Original:*)iefqa/e, krith\s *)ioudai/as, o( r(usa/menos to\n *)israh\l e)k xeiro\s *fulistiei/m: o(\s hu)/cato tw=| qew=| to\ prw=ton u(p' au)tou= u(pantw/menon kataqu/ein. e)pei\ ou)=n th\n e(autou= qugate/ra e)pi\ toi=s nikhthri/ois o)rxoume/nhn e)qea/sato, tau/thn eu)qe/ws a)nei=le. dio\ dh\ ai( tw=n *)ioudai/wn parqe/noi tetrah/meron au)th=s kat' e)/tos e)pete/lesan mnh/mhn.
Note:
The story of Jephtha and his daughter occurs in Judges 11.
Keywords: aetiology; biography; children; ethics; gender and sexuality; geography; law; religion; women
Translated by: Ross Scaife ✝ on 19 November 2003@16:11:14.
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