Reference

Judges 11:2

And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.
1

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.

2

And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

3

Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.

4

And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

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The Strange Woman (Folly Personified)
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The Strange Woman (Folly Personified)

The verse explicitly states "strange woman" refers to Jephthah's mother, indicating a literal, familial relationship outside of the legitimate marriage, not a symbolic representation of folly or false teaching. The context is about inheritance rights based on parentage, not moral or spiritual danger.