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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74265" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74265" /> == | ||
<p> '''Oth'ni-el.''' ''(lion of God).'' Son of Kenaz, and younger brother of Caleb. Joshua 15:17; Judges 1:13; Judges 3:9; 1 Chronicles 4:13. [[(B.C.]] 1460). The first mention of Othniel is on occasion of the taking of '''Kirjath-sepher''' , or | <p> '''Oth'ni-el.''' ''(lion of God).'' Son of Kenaz, and younger brother of Caleb. Joshua 15:17; Judges 1:13; Judges 3:9; 1 Chronicles 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. </p> <p> Caleb promised to give his, Achsah, to whosoever should assault and take the city. Othniel won the prize. The next mention of him is in Judges 3:9, where he appears as the first judge of Israel, after the death of Joshua, and the deliverer of his countrymen, from the oppression of [[Chushanrishathaim]] . Judges 3:8-9. </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70615" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70615" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Othniel]] (''ŏth'ni-el'' ), ''lion of God.'' The successor of Joshua. He was the son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, of the tribe of Judah; and for his valor in seizing the city of Debir, he was rewarded by the gift of Achsah, the daughter of Caleb, in marriage. He delivered the Hebrews from the bondage in which they had been held for eight years by the Mesopotamians, and during the 40 years of his administration the Hebrews remained faithful to Jehovah. Joshua 15:16-19; Judges 1:11-15; Judges 3:8-11; 1 Chronicles 4:13. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67993" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67993" /> == | ||
