Answer: she was a prostitute
"Now Jeph´thah the Gil´e·ad·ite had become a mighty, valiant man, and he was the son of a prostitute woman, and Gil´e·ad came to be the father of Jeph´thah." -Judges 11:1 In Hebrew Jeph'thah means God Has Opened.
From Quiz: Do You Know 'Judges'?
Answer: Four hundred thousand
Judges 20:17 "And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war."
From Quiz: Don't Judge the "Book of Judges" by Its Cover
Answer: Who was Phurah?
Judges 7:10 When the Israelites went to battle against the Midianites there were 32,000 Israelites against a whole multitude of Midianites. The Lord told Gideon that there were too many Israelites so he told the scared ones to go home. After that there were still too many so the Lord had Gideon conduct a test. Those who failed the test were sent home leaving 300. The Lord wanted to reassure Gideon and told him to take Phurah to the camp of the Midianites for a sign that would give Gideon assurance of victory.
From Quiz: Judges Jeopardy
Answer: Moab
We are told that King Eglon was exceedingly fat, so that the folds of his fat covered the blade of Ehud's knife. We also learn that Ehud was left-handed.
From Quiz: Judges
Answer: He stabbed him in his belly with a homemade dagger
Judges 3:18-26. Ehud sought to kill King Eglon to start Israel's rebellion against Moab. He did give a tribute to King Eglon. Then, he sent away those who went with him. He said that he had a secret message for the king. Eglon sent everyone but Ehud outside. The message was no message, it was a dagger that Ehud made himself, concealed under his clothes on his right leg in a scabbard. He drew it, then stabbed the king in the belly.
From Quiz: BT: the Period of the Judges
Answer: There was a feast to the Lord
It was a feast to the Lord. The young women traditionally came out and danced in the vineyards at this time (Judges 21:19).
From Quiz: The Benjamite War
Answer: 20
Samson, known as the strongest man in the Bible, has several chapters in Judges about him (13-16), and there are many well-known stories there. We don't know everything about his life, though, because in Judges 15:20, it says that he judged for 20 years. Apparently, these were quiet years in Israel's history.
From Quiz: Old Testament Judges
Answer: in the vineyard
Judges 21:20 "Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards."
From Quiz: Don't Judge the "Book of Judges" by Its Cover
Answer: Who was Jephthah?
Judges 11:31 & 34 There is much speculation about this episode since God does not condone child sacrifice. Some scholars believe that she was actually sacrificed and others say that she was given in service to the Lord for the rest of her life. Needless to say that is was a sad situation and it makes you think that what comes out of your mouth may haunt you one day.
From Quiz: Judges Jeopardy
Answer: Shamgar
All we know of Shamgar is that he killed six hundred Philistines with an ox goad.
From Quiz: Judges
