Person
Othniel
first judge of Israel
First judge of Israel after Joshua, who delivered the nation from Cushan-rishathaim and gave the land forty years of peace.
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The first judge of Israel after the death of , Othniel was the son of Kenaz and nephew of of the tribe of . Before the period of the judges he distinguished himself by capturing Debir (Kirjath-sepher), winning Caleb's daughter as his wife. When Israel fell under the oppression of Cushan-rishathaim king of , the Spirit of the LORD came upon Othniel, he led Israel to war, prevailed, and the land had rest for forty years until his death. His story in Judges 3 establishes the cyclical pattern—sin, oppression, cry, deliverance—that structures the entire book.
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