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Another probable instance of human sacrifice mentioned in the Bible is [[Jephthah]]'s sacrifice of [[Jephthah's daughter|his daughter]] in Judges 11. Jephthah vows to sacrifice to God whatever comes to greet him at the door when he returns home if he is victorious in his war against the [[Ammon]]ites. The vow is stated in the [[Book of Judges]] 11:31: "Then whoever comes of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return victorious from the Ammonites, shall be the Lord's, to be offered up by me as a burnt offering ([[New Revised Standard Version|NRSV]])." When he returns from battle, his virgin daughter runs out to greet him, and Jephthah laments to her that he cannot take back his vow. She begs for, and is granted, "two months, so that I may go and wander on the mountains, and bewail my virginity, my companions and I", after which "[Jephthah] did with her according to the vow he had made."<ref>(excerpted from Judges 11:34-39, [[New Revised Standard Version|NRSV]])</ref>
Two kings of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]], [[Ahaz]] and [[Manasseh of Judah|Manassah]], sacrificed their sons. Ahaz, in 2 Kings 16:3, sacrificed his son. "... He even made his son pass through fire, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel (NRSV)." King Manasseh sacrificed his sons in [[2 Chronicles]] 33:6. "He made his son pass through fire in the [[Valley of Hinnom|valley of the son of Hinnom]] ... He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger (NRSV)." The valley symbolized hell in later religions, such as [[Christianity]], as a result.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}
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