Thematic Bible: Made a rash vow
Thematic Bible
Jephthah » Summary of his life » Made a rash vow
Jephthah promised Jehovah: If you give me victory over the Ammonites, I will sacrifice with a burnt offering the first person that comes out of my house to meet me, when I return from the victory. I will offer that person to you as a sacrifice. (Jeremiah 19:5)