In the days of Israel’s Judges, Jephthah vowed that if Jehovah gave him victory over the Ammonites, he would present as “a burnt offering ” the first one meeting him upon his return from battle.
إِنَّ ٱنْتِذَارَنَا للهِ هُوَ أَهَمُّ وَعْدٍ نَقْطَعُهُ ،‏ وَٱلْمُدَاوَمَةُ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَاةِ تُسَاعِدُنَا عَلَى ٱلْوَفَاءِ بِهِ .‏