Judges 11:30 (WEB)
Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, “If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
Fathers and councils · 2
Jerome
“For we are not commending virgins of the world so much as those who are virgins for Christ’s sake, and most Hebrews blame the father for the rash vow he made, “If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into mine hand, then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I…” — editor's note: Judg. xi. 30, 31.
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Ambrose of Milan
“And what shall I say of Jephthah, who offered up his daughter in sacrifice, she having been the first to meet him as he returned home victorious; whereby he fulfilled the vow which he had made that he would offer to God whatever should meet him first.” — editor's note: Jud. xi. 30 ff.
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Cross-references · 1
Numbers 21:2 and Judges 11:30 share the same wording (11 words).