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An OT book relating the stories of the Biblical judges like Deborah, Gideon, and Samson

The Book of Judges is an Old Testament book that describes the period between the conquest of Canaan and the establishment of the monarchy. It relates the stories of God's deliverance through his judges, like Deborah, Gideon, and Samson.

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Did Jephthah sin at the moment when he sacrificed his daughter?

Suppose for the sake of this question that Jephthah really did burn his daughter, and did not dedicate her as a virgin. Now I am guessing that Jephthah sinned at the moment when he made his oath, but did he sin at the moment he burned her? Or did he…
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Why is Judges 20:46 so 'over the top'?

A Levite's concubine is raped to death by a Benjamite. In revenge the rest of Israel kills 25,000 Benjamite swordsmen. How can this be justified? Isn't this a clear violation of the law of Moses?
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