Judges 11:27

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I therefore have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me: Yahweh, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

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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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Jephthah recalls Israel’s route from Egypt by the Red Sea to Kadesh-barnea and north through territory east of the Jordan, bounded by the Arnon and Jabbok. Gilead, including Aroer and Minnith, was land Israel took from Amorites rather than Ammon, while Tob was Jephthah’s earlier refuge.

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Judges 11:27 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