The Judges Ibsan and Jephthah. Ibsan points out the scene in the background. In front of his house, one of his sons or daughters is sitting at the wedding banquet. Ibsan married off his thirty sons and thirty daughters. Jephthah is dressed in armor and leaning on his sword. In the background, his daughter can be seen leading a procession. Jephthah had promised God to sacrifice the first thing he would see on his return home. On the right, Jephthah sacrifices his daughter. Below the image explanatory texts in Latin. Ibsan and Jephthah The twelve judges of Israel Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum

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