A hill-country accent cost 42,000 Jews their lives. A Jewish commander name Jephthah had a grudge against the tribe of Ephraim for not helping him during a battle. He knew they couldn’t pronounce the “h” sound. He arrested their people at a border crossing. If they pronounced Shibboleth as Sibboleth, he killed them (Judges 12:6 NLT). Strange and Mysterious Stuff in the Bible, p. 17.
About Stephen M. Miller
STEPHEN M. MILLER is an award winning bestselling Christian author of easy-reading books about the Bible and Christianity and author of the Casual English Bible® paraphrase. His books have sold over two million copies and include The Complete Guide to the Bible and Who’s and Where’s Where in the Bible.
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