Othniel

First judge of Israel, Caleb's nephew

A written article for Othniel is still to come. Below and alongside: where Othniel appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1800 BC
    1000 BC
  • Othniel
    1721 BC to 1015 BC

Original word

  • עׇתְנִיאֵל othniel
    H6274
Relationships
Son: Hathath Father: Kenaz Son: Meonothai Wife: Achsah Brother: Seraiah
Citations
“Othniel.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Othniel appears in Scripture

Joshua 15

וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן-קְנַז אֲחִי כָלֵב וַיִּתֶּן-לוֹ אֶת-עַכְסָה בִתּוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
17
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

Judges 1

וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן-קְנַז אֲחִי כָלֵב הַקָּטֹן מִמֶּנּוּ וַיִּתֶּן-לוֹ אֶת-עַכְסָה בִתּוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
13
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

Judges 3

וַיִּזְעֲקוּ בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-יְהוָה וַיָּקֶם יְהוָה מוֹשִׁיעַ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיּֽוֹשִׁיעֵם אֵת עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן-קְנַז אֲחִי כָלֵב הַקָּטֹן מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
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.
וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה וַיָּמָת עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן-קְנַֽז׃
11
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

1 Chronicles 4

וּבְנֵי קְנַז עָתְנִיאֵל וּשְׂרָיָה וּבְנֵי עָתְנִיאֵל חֲתַֽת׃
13
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.

1 Chronicles 27

הַשְּׁנֵים עָשָׂר לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר הַחֹדֶשׁ חֶלְדַּי הַנְּטֽוֹפָתִי לְעָתְנִיאֵל וְעַל מַֽחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָֽלֶף׃
15
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.