And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
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Glossary
- Tob Place
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A district on the east of Jodan, about 13 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, to which Jephthah fled from his brethren ( Judg. 11:3 , 5). Modern identification: Et Tayibeh.
- Ammon Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
- Gilead Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.