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Othniel
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OTHNIEL (meaning unknown). According to Judges 1:13 the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. As a reward for taking Kiriath-sepher, he receives Achsah, the daughter of Caleb, for his wife. Othniel is the first mentioned among the ‘Judges’ of Israel; Cushanrishathaim, king of Mesopotamia, had oppressed the Israelites for eight years, when Jahweh ‘raised up a saviour’ in the person of Othniel, who fought against the oppressor and overcame him, thus bringing rest to the land.
W. O. E. Oesterley.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Othniel'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/o/othniel.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Othniel'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/o/othniel.html. 1909.
