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Othniel

Judge and deliverer of Israel from the Book of Judges (tribe of Judah). The text names him the first of the judges, who delivered Israel from Cushan-rishathaim of Aram; married Caleb's daughter Achsah.

Introduction

Judge and deliverer of Israel from the Book of Judges (tribe of Judah). The text names him the first of the judges, who delivered Israel from Cushan-rishathaim of Aram; married Caleb's daughter Achsah.

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This article records a figure from the Hebrew Bible's narrative genealogy of Israel, as told across the Torah and the Former Prophets. It follows the text's own presentation of events rather than adjudicating questions of historicity, which remain debated among biblical scholars and archaeologists.

Sources

  1. The Oxford Bible Commentary (scholarly)
  2. Book of Judges (primary text)

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