Bible Explorer · Event · c. 1088 BC
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.
Date: c. 1088 BC · Note: Decisive victory ending eighteen years of severe Ammonite oppression across the Jordan.
Judges 11:29-33