1. Judges 11:1 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is significant about this union of a Gileadite and a prostitute?

Judges 11:1 (ESV)

1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.

This is a marriage that is representative of the spiritual harlotry of Israel. Furthermore, it sets the tone for Jephthah’s life as one in which he will struggle for validation.