Judges 11:7
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
Cross-reference
Acts 7:9-14 recounts Joseph's story of rejection by brothers who later seek his help—directly mirroring Jephthah's situation here.
In Genesis 37:27, Judah suggests selling Joseph—a parallel to Jephthah's claim that his brothers hated and drove him out. Both are rejected by family.
Genesis 45:4 reveals Joseph was sold into Egypt by his brothers—echoing Jephthah's experience of being driven out by his own people.
Genesis 45:5 shows Joseph interpreting his rejection as God's plan—contrasting with Jephthah's bitter accusation here of being hated and cast out.
Proverbs 17:17 says a brother is born for adversity—Jephthah's brothers instead hated and drove him out, contradicting this wisdom.
Isaiah 60:14 promises that those who despised you will bow—Jephthah's former rejecters now come seeking his help, a reversal.