What word did the Gileadites use as a password at the Jordan River to identify fleeing Ephraimites?
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Correct answer: Shibboleth
The Ephraimites could not pronounce the 'sh' sound and would say 'Sibboleth' instead. This phonetic distinction allowed the Gileadites under Jephthah to identify and kill 42,000 Ephraimite rebels.
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