Othniel
   lion of God, the first of the judges. His wife Achsah was the
   daughter of Caleb (Josh. 15:16, 17; Judg. 1:13). He gained her
   hand as a reward for his bravery in leading a successful
   expedition against Debir (q.v.). Some thirty years after the
   death of Joshua, the Israelites fell under the subjection of
   Chushan-rishathaim (q.v.), the king of Mesopotamia. He oppressed
   them for full eight years, when they "cried" unto Jehovah, and
   Othniel was raised up to be their deliverer. He was the younger
   brother of Caleb (Judg. 3:8, 9-11). He is the only judge
   mentioned connected with the tribe of Judah. Under him the land
   had rest forty years.

	

	Othniel, the hour of God