Lux Domini
Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

Key themes

Justice and mercySalvationTruthApostasy

Glossary

Ammon Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.

Gilead Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.

Mizpah Place

Or Miz’peh, watch-tower; the look-out. (1. ) A place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot ( Gen. 31:49 ) on his return to Palestine from Padan-aram. Modern identification: Jel‘ad.