Jephthah 's daughter Iphis dancing towards

Jephthah 's daughter Iphis dancing towards him with her companions on his return, not knowing his vow to God to sacrifice the first thing he saw coming from his house in return for success against Ammon . Engraving by Gustave Doré (1832 - 1883)..Judges 11 31-32 / 34 -35. 'And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, 31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering……34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. 35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back'. (Jephtha was one of the Judges of Israel). . Oratorio by Handel: 'Jephtha' (his last Oratorio, 1751). Tambourine, cymbals, lyre (harp), horn and stringed instrument. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)