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Judges 1:13

Listen to Judges 1:13
13 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it; so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as a wife.

Judges 1:13 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:13

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took
it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
] (See Gill on Joshua 15:17).

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Judges 1:13 In-Context

11 From there they moved against those who lived in Debir, known before as Kiriath-sepher.
12 Caleb said, "I'll give my daughter Achsah as a wife to the one who defeats and captures Kiriath-sepher."
13 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it; so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as a wife.
14 When she arrived, she convinced Othniel to ask her father for a certain piece of land. As she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"
15 Achsah said to Caleb, "Give me a gift. Since you've given me land in the southern plain, give me springs of water." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
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