Bible Explorer · Event · c. 1088 BC

Jephthah Delivers Israel from the Ammonites

Empowered by the Spirit of the LORD, Jephthah passes through Gilead and Manasseh to confront the invading Ammonite army; making a solemn vow at Mizpah of Gilead, he advances in battle and inflicts a devastating defeat upon Ammon from Aroer to Minnith, capturing twenty cities and subduing the sons of Ammon before Israel.

Chronology and Dating

Date: c. 1088 BC · Note: Decisive victory ending eighteen years of severe Ammonite oppression across the Jordan.

Scripture References

Judges 11:29-33

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