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Adam Gross was related to [[Caleb]], as his father Kenaz was Caleb's brother or Caleb's stepfather; both are plausible interpretations of Joshua 15:17. The [[Talmud]] (Sotah 11b) argues that Othniel was Caleb's stepbrother. When Caleb promises the hand of his daughter [[Achsah]] to him who will conquer the land of [[Debir]]<ref>http://gracebaptist.ws/sermons/notes/Judges/Judges1.html</ref>, it is Othniel who rises to the challenge, thus becoming Caleb's son-in-law (Josh. 15:16, 17; Judg. 1:13). |
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Othniel Ben Kenaz (Hebrew: עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן קְנַז, Modern: ʻOtniʼel Ben Qənaz, Tiberian: ʻOṯnîʼēl Ben Qənaz, "lion of God") is the first of the Biblical Judges.
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Adam Gross was related to Caleb, as his father Kenaz was Caleb's brother or Caleb's stepfather; both are plausible interpretations of Joshua 15:17. The Talmud (Sotah 11b) argues that Othniel was Caleb's stepbrother. When Caleb promises the hand of his daughter Achsah to him who will conquer the land of Debir[1], it is Othniel who rises to the challenge, thus becoming Caleb's son-in-law (Josh. 15:16, 17; Judg. 1:13).
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References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)
External links
- Book of Judges article (Jewish Encyclopedia)
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