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Othniel in the Bible.

The first of the judges. The King James Version names Othniel in 6 verses, from Joshua 15:17 to 1 Chronicles 27:15.

Othniel’s family.

Father
Brothers and sisters
Himself
Othniel
Wives, and their children
Achsahno children named
Mother not namedMeonothaiHathath

His family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.

Who Othniel was.

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 of Mesopotamia. He oppressed them for full eight years, when they “cried” unto Jehovah, and Othniel was raised up to be their deliverer. He was the younger brother of Caleb (Judg. 3:8, 9-11). He is the only judge mentioned connected with the tribe of Judah. Under him the land had rest forty years.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Othniel’s story.

Each opens its own page: where it is on the map and every verse.

All 6 verses that name Othniel.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 15:17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

Judges 3

  • Judges 1:13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
  • Judges 3:9And 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.
  • Judges 3:11And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

1 Chronicles 2

  • 1 Chronicles 4:13And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
  • 1 Chronicles 27:15The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Questions about Othniel.

Who was Othniel in the Bible?

The first of the judges. The King James Version names Othniel in 6 verses, from Joshua 15:17 to 1 Chronicles 27:15.

Who was Othniel’s father?

Kenaz.

Who was Othniel’s wife?

Achsah.

Who were Othniel’s children?

BibleLectio’s family tree lists Meonothai and Hathath.

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