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othniel

othniel


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Othniel 
  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  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Othniel,  the  hour  of  God