Jephthah

Jephthah was a judge of Israel, the son of Gilead by a prostitute, who was driven out by his half-brothers but later recalled to lead the fight against the Ammonites (Judges 11:1–11). He made a rash vow that if God gave him victory he would offer as a burnt offering whatever came out of his house to meet him—and his only child, a daughter, came out first (Judges 11:30–35). The nature of the vow's fulfillment is debated: some interpreters read it as literal sacrifice, others as perpetual consecration to virginity, the latter view supported by the text's emphasis on her mourning her virginity rather than her death (Judges 11:37–40). He also fought the tribe of Ephraim and is remembered for the 'shibboleth' test used to identify Ephraimite fugitives (Judges 12:5–6). He is listed in Hebrews 11:32.