Mary the new Jephthah’s Daughter

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Judges 11:39-40 and Luke 1:26-48

Accepted fate according to the words spoken to her (Jdg 11:36 & Lk 1:38)
Reaction to her fate: Jephthah’s daughter and her companions went to the mountains for two months to weep for her virginity (Jdg 11:37-38); Mary went to the hill country in Judah for three months to share her good news with Elizabeth (Lk 1:39-45)
Young virgin, never known a man (Jdg 11:39 & Lk 1:34)
Remembered: Jephthah’s daughter was lamented by the daughters of Israel annually (Jdg 11:40); Mary is praised as blessed by all generations (Lk 1:48)