# Jephtha — Leviathan character guide

> Jephtha in Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-of-man

## Who they are

Judge of Israel who made a rash vow to sacrifice his daughter.

## In the story

### [XXI: Of the Liberty of Subjects](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leviathan_se/chapters/xxi-of-the-liberty-of-subjects)

Cited as an example of a sovereign who caused his daughter to be sacrificed, illustrating that a subject may be put to death by sovereign command without injustice to the subject.

### [XXXIV: Of the Signification of Spirit, Angel, and Inspiration in the Books of Holy Scripture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leviathan_se/chapters/xxxiv-of-the-signification-of-spirit-angel-and-inspiration-in-the-books-of-holy-scripture)

Listed among judges where the 'Spirit of God' is understood as extraordinary courage.

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