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Othniel Scripture - Judges 3:9

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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Othniel Scripture - 1 Chronicles 27:15

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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Othniel Scripture - Judges 1:13

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 in Wikipedia

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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Othniel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("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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Othniel in Hitchcock's Bible Names

the hour of God...

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Othniel in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

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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Othniel in Naves Topical Bible

-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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Othniel in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(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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Othniel in Easton's Bible Dictionary

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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