Two Treatises of Government · Character
Jephthah
Judge of Israel, cited in arguments about war and vows.
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First appearance: XVI: Of Conquest
Jephthah shows up with force in III: Of the State of War. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as an example of appealing to heaven when there is no earthly judge to decide a controversy, leading to a state of war.
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In III: Of the State of War: Cited as an example of appealing to heaven when there is no earthly judge to decide a controversy, leading to a state of war. Later, in XVI: Of Conquest: Cited as an example of appealing to…
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- Diverse biblical and legal authorities
- Patriarchal lineage and inheritance
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