Jephthah in Wikipedia

(also spelled Jephtha or Jephte; Hebrew: יפתח‎, "Yiftach"; Greek: Ιεφθάε; Latin: Jephte) is a character in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Judges, serving as a judge over Israel for a period of six years (Judges 12:7). He lived in Gilead and was a member of the Tribe of Manasseh. His father's name was also Gilead. The Book of Judges describes Jephthah as leading the Israelites in battle against Ammon and, as the result of a rash vow, sacrificing his daughter after defeating the Ammonites...