J. Estanislao Lopez — Alternate Ending: The Escape of Jephthah’s Daughter
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The Protest of Jeff The's Daughter
The story of Jeff the's daughter is a biblical story. He made a vow to God saying whoever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return victorious from the battle, they shall be the lords to be offered up by me as a burnt offering. There is an important question whether he was saying that he'd offer her up as a burnt offers or whether he would offer her to the service of God for the rest of her life in some kind of vow of isolation and an Azerite vow. Her life was not his to make a promise about. She's saying you should have changed your circumstances when you saw me are not going to be part of whatever it is
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