Judges 11:1

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Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a prostitute: and Gilead became the father of Jephthah.

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The Twelve Tribes of IsraelCanaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after the conquest under Joshua.

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Gilead lay east of the Jordan, with Tob farther northeast; Jephthah fled there before leading Israel against Ammon. His later defense recalls Israel’s route from Egypt and the Red Sea through Kadesh-barnea, Edom,

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Judges 11:1 mentions Ammon, Arnon, Aroer, Edom, Egypt, Gilead, Jabbok, Jordan, Kadesh-barnea, Minnith, Moab, Red Sea and Tob.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato