Jephthah was the son of a prostitute. His morally flexible father had a growing family with another woman, his wife. Sooner or later it became impossible to hide his indiscretions; from his wife or his other children. Suffice to say they weren’t impressed. But instead of targeting their father with their discontent they looked square at Jephthah. He was different. His mom was different. The kids born in wedlock and their extend community saw fit to physically excuse Jephthah from their city and
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