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Othniel
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Othniel was the first judge of Israel, who delivered the Israelites from the oppression of King Cushan-Rishathaim, demonstrating God's provision of leaders for His people.
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Where Othniel appears
6 verses across 3 books.
Verses mentioning Othniel
- 1Chr 4:13 — And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
- 1Chr 27:15 — The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
- Josh 15:17 — And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
- Judg 1:13 — And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
- Judg 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.
- Judg 3:11 — And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
The Church Fathers on Othniel
Patristic commentary on the Scriptures that name Othniel.
It calls the savior "Othniel," which means "the time of God for me." Through this first Othniel, then, the people were delivered from their humiliating servility and were restored to peace rather than having their longstanding pride and various deeds removed. But because we already said that a certain spiritual identity can be found in…
We frequently find this calling from need in Scripture as well, when we read that on account of their sins, the children of Israel were delivered over by the Lord to their enemies and that, having changed their course because of their domination and savage cruelty, they cried out to the Lord. "And the Lord sent them," it says, "a…
Historic voices touch this life
8 passages from 4 historic works cite verses that mention Othniel.
- John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · 4 passages
- Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary · 2 passages
- Antiquities of the Jews · 1 passage
- Keil and Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament · 1 passage