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And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it, and he gave him his daughter Achsah as his wife.
And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it, and he gave him his daughter Achsah as his wife.
And when the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord (Yahweh), the Lord (Yahweh) raised up a savior (rescuer) for the sons of Israel who saved them—Othniel [the lion of God], the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
And the land had rest for 40 years. Then Othniel, son of Kenaz, died.
[The phrase "the Spirit of the Lord came upon him" in recurs four more times in the book, see ; ; ; . In the Old Testament, the Spirit comes upon people to give them the power to carry out God's mission. The expression also recurs in reference to kings, see ; ]
The sons of Kena were Othniel and Seraja.
The twelfth, who served in the twelfth month [Adar – Feb/Mar], was
the Netophathite Cheldaj, who belonged to the family of Othniel. In his division there were 24,000.
