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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Othniel was probably Caleb’s younger brother; the expression “son of Kenaz” being only an equivalent for the “Kenezite” (Joshua 14:6).<…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And to Caleb ... This paragraph also occurs in Judges 1:10-15, with some slight variations. Which is its original place? In Judges…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it ,
&c.] The relation of Othniel to Caleb is a little intr…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Achsah obtained some land by Caleb's free grant. He gave her a south land—land indeed, but a south land, dry and likely to be parched. She obtained…

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