Othniel
And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD
raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered
them, [even] Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger
brother....
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The twelfth [captain] for the twelfth month [was] Heldai the
Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course [were] twenty and
four thousand....
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And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took
it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife....
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Othniel (Hebrew: עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן קְנַז, Modern Otni'el Ben Knaz
Tiberian ʻOṯnîʼēl Ben Qənáz ; "lion of God") is the first of
the Biblical Judges......
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oth'-ni-el (`othni'el): A hero in Israel, son of Kenaz,
Caleb's younger brother. He conquered Kiriath-sepher, later
known as Debir, in the territory of Judah in the days of
Joshua, and was given the daughter of Caleb, Achsah, to wife
as a reward (Josh 15:17, parallel found in Jdg 1:13). He later
smote Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia, wh...
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-Son of Kenaz and nephew of Caleb
-Conquers Kirjath-sepher, and as reward obtains Caleb's
daughter as a wife
Jos 15:16-20; Jud 1:12,13
-Becomes the deliverer and leader of Israel
Jud 3:8-11
-Death of
Jud 3:11
-Descendants of
1Ch 4:13,14...
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(lion of God), son of Kenaz and younger brother of Caleb. Jos
15:17; Jud 1:13; 3:9 1Ch 4:13 (B.C. 1460.) The first mention
of Othniel is on occasion of the taking of Kirjath-sepher, or
Debir as it was afterward called. Caleb promised to give his
daughter Achsah to whosoever should assault and take the city.
Othniel won the prize. The next ment...
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lion of God, the first of the judges. His wife Achsah was the
daughter of Caleb (Josh. 15:16, 17; Judg. 1:13). He
gained her
hand as a reward for his bravery in leading a
successful
expedition against Debir (q.v.). Some thirty years
after the
death of Joshua, the Israelites fell under the
subjection of
Chushan-rishathaim (q.v.), the king o...
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("lion of God".) 1 Chronicles 4:13. Son of Kenaz.
frontKENAZ, on his relation to Caleb or "the Kenizzite".)
Caleb's younger brother (Joshua 15:17; Judges 1:13; Judges
3:9). First of the judges. Took Kirjath Sepher (Debir), in
the mountainous region of Hebron in Judah (Joshua 14:12-14),
and received Achsah, his wife, as the prize. (See ACHSAH.)...
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