The Ephraimites, angry at not being called to the battle, threaten Jephthah, who defeats them and exposes fugitives by their inability to say “Shibboleth.” Forty-two thousand Ephraimites fall. Jephthah judges six years, followed by the minor judges Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon.
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Judges 12
c. 1085 BCJephthah defeats jealous Ephraim by the “Shibboleth” test; Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon then judge Israel.
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