insider.si.edu: Odontornithes: a monograph on the extinct toothed birds of North America with thirty-four plates and forty woodcuts By Othniel Charles Marsh
Odontornithes: a monograph on the extinct toothed birds of North America with thirty-four plates and forty woodcuts By Othniel Charles Marsh
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Othniel (/ ˈɒθniəl /; Hebrew: עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן־קְנַז, ʿOṯnīʾēl ben Qǝnaz) was the first of the biblical judges. The etymology of his name is uncertain, but may mean "God/He is my strength" or "God has helped me". [1] The Hebrew Bible refers to Othniel as "Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb ". [2] .
Othniel is the first of 12 judges listed in the Book of Judges. His judgeship covered a transitional period connecting the leaders of the past to the leaders of his time. He was related to Caleb, who had left Egypt as a freed slave and entered the Promised Land as a leader.
Othniel is a significant figure in the Old Testament, known for being the first judge of Israel after the death of Joshua. His account is primarily found in the Book of Judges, where he is depicted as a deliverer raised by God to rescue the Israelites from oppression.
When the people cried to God for relief, God raised up Othniel as deliverer. Othniel was one of the four judges (Othniel, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson) of whom it is said that “The Spirit of the Lord came upon him” (Judg 3:10). Thus enabled, he defeated Cushan-rishathaim.