Jephthah goes to war against the Ephraimites, who refuse to acknowledge him. The story is remembered for the killing of 42,000 fugitive Ephraimites who were identified by their accent; they said the Hebrew word shibboleth as sibboleth. Three other lesser judges are also mentioned.
PEOPLE: Tribe of Ephraim - Jephthah - Gileadites - יהוה YHVH - Tribe of Manasseh - Ibzan - Elon - Tribe of Zebulun - Abdon - Pirathonites
PLACES: Jordan River - Bethlehem - Aijalon - Pirathon
RELATED ARTICLES: Biblical judges - Ammonites - Shibboleth - Hillel - Amalekites
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