Othniel

Othniel is a judge living before Israel's monarchy. He is named in 6 verses of the Bible, first in Joshua 15:17.

Family

Verses

Joshua

• Joshua 15:17
  And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.

Judges

• Judges 1:13
  And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
• 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.But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
• Judges 3:11
  And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 4:13
  And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
• 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.The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
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