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Othniel

Othniel (Generation 27 • Child of Kenaz ): ( Joshua 15:17 , Judges 3:9 ) Othniel judged Israel 40 years: 1409-1369 BCE ( Judges 3:11 ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges —After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Othniel (Generation 27 • Child of Kenaz ): ( Joshua 15:17 , Judges 3:9 ) Othniel judged Israel 40 years: 1409-1369 BCE ( Judges 3:11 ). (mentioned in Joshua 15 , Judges 1 , Judges 3 ) Kenaz (Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh ): Kenaz is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Jephunneh , parent of Othniel, Seraiah . ( Joshua 15:17 , Judges 3:9 ) (mentioned in Joshua 15 , Judges 3 ) Samuel (Generation 44 • Child of Elkanah ): Samuel is a biblical figure in Generation 44, child of Elkanah , parent of Joel . ( 1 Chronicles 6:33 ) (mentioned in 1 Samuel 1 , 1 Samuel 2 , 1 Samuel 3 ) Caleb (Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah . (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 38 , Numbers 13 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Bethlehem 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 35:19 , Gen 48:7 , Judg 12:8 , Judg 12:10 , Judg 17:7 , Judg 17:8 .) Shiloh (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:1 , Josh 18:8 , Josh 18:9 , Josh 18:10 , Josh 19:51 , Josh 21:2 .) Jordan (river. Referenced in Gen 32:10 , Gen 50:10 , Gen 50:11 , Num 13:29 , Num 22:1 .) Abarim (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 27:12 , Num 33:47 , Num 33:48 , Deut 32:49 , Jer 22:20 (identified with Mount Nebo ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ark of the Covenant — Sacred gold-covered acacia chest described in the Book of Exodus ( Exodus 25:10–22 ), topped by the Mercy Seat with two cherubim facing one another. Canaanite Storage Jar (Amphora) — Large ovoid terracotta storage amphora (pithos/kad) with twin vertical loop handles excavated in Canaan and housed at the Israel Museum, used throughout the patriarchal, Conquest, and Judges periods to store grain, olive oil, wine, and water.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 4:13 : "And the sons of Kenaz ; Othniel , and Seraiah : and the sons of Othniel ; Hathath."; Judges 3:11 : "And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died."; Judges 1:13 : "And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb 's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.". Related canonical books and chapters: Judges 3 ( Judges • Chapter 3 (31 verses)), Judges (Old Testament • 21 Chapters), 1 Chronicles 27 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 27 (34 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Othniel
99% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Kenaz

( Joshua 15:17 , Judges 3:9 ) Othniel judged Israel 40 years: 1409-1369 BCE ( Judges 3:11 ).

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .

Kenaz
99% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Kenaz is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Jephunneh , parent of Othniel , Seraiah . ( Joshua 15:17 , Judges 3:9 )

Judges 3
99% Chapter
Judges • Chapter 3 (31 verses)

Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan ; Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; Namely, fiv... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Baal , Moses , Othniel , Lebanon , Hamath , Mesopotamia .

Judges
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 21 Chapters

Judges (Old Testament, 21 chapters). Key figures: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Simeon , Hebron , Caleb . Key places: Bezek 1 , Jerusalem , Hebron , Debir 1 , Arad , Zephath . Opens with: "Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaan ..."

1 Chronicles 27
99% Chapter
1 Chronicles • Chapter 27 (34 verses)

Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Perez , Mikloth , Ephraim , Othniel , Gilead , Dan , Azmaveth , Baal .

Judges 1
99% Chapter
Judges • Chapter 1 (36 verses)

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. And Judah said unt... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Judah, Simeon , Hebron , Bezek 1 , Jerusalem , Debir 1 , Arad .

1 Chronicles 4
99% Chapter
1 Chronicles • Chapter 4 (43 verses)

The sons of Judah ; Pharez, Hezron , and Carmi , and Hur, and Shobal. And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath ; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. And these were of the father of Etam ; Jezreel , and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their ... Mentions: Judah , Hezron , Caleb (or Carmi or Chelubai), Jahath, Gedor , Etam 1 , Jezreel 2 , Penuel , Gedor 1 .

Joshua 15
99% Chapter
Joshua • Chapter 15 (63 verses)

This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: And... Mentions: Judah , Esau (Edom), Hezron , Reuben , Caleb , Edom, Zin 1 , Kadesh 1 , Azmon .

Samuel
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 69% Gen 44
Generation 44 • Child of Elkanah

Samuel is a biblical figure in Generation 44, child of Elkanah , parent of Joel . ( 1 Chronicles 6:33 )

Bethlehem 1
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 68% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.705°N, 35.210°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 35:19 , Gen 48:7 , Judg 12:8 , Judg 12:10 , Judg 17:7 , Judg 17:8 .

1 Samuel 16
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 67% Chapter
1 Samuel • Chapter 16 (23 verses)

And the Lord said unto Samuel , How long wilt thou mourn for Saul , seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel ? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. And Samuel said, How can I go? if S... Mentions: Samuel, Saul , Jacob/Israel , Jesse , Eliab , Ramah 1 .

Ark of the Covenant
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 64% 3D Model
Interactive 3D Model • Exodus 25:10–22

Sacred gold-covered acacia chest described in the Book of Exodus ( Exodus 25:10–22 ), topped by the Mercy Seat with two cherubim facing one another.

Canaanite Storage Jar (Amphora)
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 64% 3D Model
Interactive 3D Ceramic Vessel • Judges 7:16 & 1 Kings 17:12

Large ovoid terracotta storage amphora (pithos/kad) with twin vertical loop handles excavated in Canaan and housed at the Israel Museum, used throughout the patriarchal, Conquest, and Judges periods to store grain, olive oil, wine, and water.

Shiloh
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 62% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.056°N, 35.290°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:1 , Josh 18:8 , Josh 18:9 , Josh 18:10 , Josh 19:51 , Josh 21:2 .

1 Samuel
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 62% Old Testament
Old Testament • 31 Chapters

1 Samuel (Old Testament, 31 chapters). Key figures: Ephraim , Elkanah , Jeroham , Zuph , Eli , Phinehas . Key places: Ephraim , Shiloh , Ramah 1 , Egypt , Dan , Aphek 2 . Opens with: "Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah , the son of Jeroham , the son of Elihu, the son o..."

Caleb
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 61% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Jesse
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 61% Messianic Line
Generation 32 • Messianic Line • Child of Obed

Jesse is a biblical figure in Generation 32 of the Messianic Line , child of Obed , parent of Eliab , Abinadab , Shimea , Nethanel , Raddai . ( Ruth 4:22 , 1 Chronicles 2:12 )

Obed
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 61% Messianic Line
Generation 31 • Messianic Line • Child of Boaz

Obed is a biblical figure in Generation 31 of the Messianic Line , child of Boaz , parent of Jesse . ( Ruth 4:21 , 1 Chronicles 2:12 )

Boaz
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 61% Messianic Line
Generation 30 • Messianic Line • Child of Salma (or Salmon)

Boaz is a biblical figure in Generation 30 of the Messianic Line , child of Salma (or Salmon ), parent of Obed . ( Ruth 4:21 , 1 Chronicles 2:11 )

Joshua
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 61% Gen 33
Generation 33 • Child of Nun (or Non)

( 1 Chronicles 7:27 ) This is the Joshua, son of Nun , who was Moses ' servant ( Exodus 33:11 ) and who brought the Israelites into their Land ( Joshua 6:6 ). He was 110 years old ( Joshua 24:29 )

Ruth 1
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 60% Chapter
Ruth • Chapter 1 (22 verses)

Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab , he, and his wife, and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and... Mentions: Moab , Judah .

Jordan
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 60% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jordan Valley • 32.309°N, 35.560°E

river. Referenced in Gen 32:10 , Gen 50:10 , Gen 50:11 , Num 13:29 , Num 22:1 .

Abarim
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 59% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Mount Nebo • 31.761°N, 35.746°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 27:12 , Num 33:47 , Num 33:48 , Deut 32:49 , Jer 22:20 (identified with Mount Nebo ).

Hebron
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 59% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.536°N, 35.094°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 13:18 , Gen 23:2 , Gen 23:19 , Gen 35:27 , Num 13:22 , Josh 10:3 .

Deuteronomy 32
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 59% Chapter
Deuteronomy • Chapter 32 (52 verses)

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascri... Mentions: Adam , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Nun (or Non ), Moab , Bashan , Sodom , Gomorrah , Jordan .

Joshua 3
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 59% Chapter
Joshua • Chapter 3 (17 verses)

And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim , and came to Jordan , he and all the children of Israel , and lodged there before they passed over. And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; And they commanded the people, sayi... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Adam , Shittim , Jordan , Zarethan , Jericho .

Ruth 4
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 59% Chapter
Ruth • Chapter 4 (22 verses)

Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. ... Mentions: Boaz, Moab , Jacob/Israel , Leah , Tamar , Tamar 2 , Hezron .

Joshua 6
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 59% Chapter
Joshua • Chapter 6 (27 verses)

Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel : none went out, and none came in. And the Lord said unto Joshua , See, I have given into thine hand Jericho , and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joshua , Nun (or Non ), Jericho, Rahab .

Moab
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 59% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Dibon 1 • 31.497°N, 35.783°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 36:35 , Ex 15:15 , Num 21:11 , Num 21:13 , Num 21:15 , Num 21:20 (identified with Dibon 1 ).

Jericho
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 59% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.871°N, 35.444°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 22:1 , Num 26:3 , Num 26:63 , Num 31:12 , Num 33:48 , Num 33:50 .

Ruth
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 57% Old Testament
Old Testament • 4 Chapters

Ruth (Old Testament, 4 chapters). Key figures: Moab , Judah , Boaz , Jacob/Israel , Leah , Tamar . Key places: Moab , Tamar 2 , Hezron . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to so..."

Joshua
Connected via Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges 56% Old Testament
Old Testament • 24 Chapters

Joshua (Old Testament, 24 chapters). Key figures: Moses , Joshua , Nun (or Non ), Jacob/Israel , Manasseh , Adam . Key places: Jordan , Lebanon , Euphrates , Shittim , Jericho , Rahab . Opens with: "Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, sayin..."

Seraiah
Connected via Kenaz 50% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Kenaz

Seraiah is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Kenaz . ( 1 Chronicles 4:13 )

Ehud
Connected via Judges 3 49% Gen 32
Generation 32 • Child of Gera

( 1 Chronicles 8:6 ) Son of Gera ( Judges 3:15 ) Ehud was left-handed and used that attribute to enable him to kill Israel 's enemy, Eglon the King of Moab ( Judges 3:15-4 :1). Ehud judged 80 years: 1369-1289 BCE ( Judges 3:30 ).

Jephunneh
Connected via Kenaz 49% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Shelah

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Scripture Passages (6)

And the sons of Kenaz ; Othniel , and Seraiah : and the sons of Othniel ; Hathath.

Judges 3:11 (KJV)
Judges 3 KJV

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

And Othniel the son of Kenaz , Caleb 's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

Joshua 15:17 (KJV)
Joshua 15 KJV

And Othniel the son of Kenaz , the brother of Caleb , took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

1 Chronicles 27:15 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 27 KJV

The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel : and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Judges 3:9 (KJV)
Judges 3 KJV

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.

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