Lux Domini

Judges  11:5

And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

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Interpretation

Men ought not to be blamed for their parentage, so long as they by their personal merits roll away any reproach. God had forgiven Israel, therefore Jephthah will forgive.

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This thought runs through Judges 11:4-8.

Judges 11:4 Judges 11:5 Judges 11:6 Judges 11:7 Judges 11:8

Glossary

Tob Place
A district on the east of Jodan, about 13 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, to which Jephthah fled from his brethren ( Judg. 11:3 , 5). Modern identification: Et Tayibeh.
Ammon Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
Gilead Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.