The Jeptha and Baptist is a novel written by George Buchanan and published in 1870. The book is a historical fiction that tells the story of two biblical characters, Jeptha and John the Baptist, and their struggles with faith, duty, and love. Jeptha, a warrior and judge of Israel, is forced to make a terrible vow to God that he will sacrifice the first thing that comes out of his house if he is victorious in battle. When his daughter is the first...