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Judges 1:12 In-Context
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Judah marched against the Canaanites in Hebron (formerly called Kiriath-arba), defeating the forces of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
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From there they went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).
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Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.”
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Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother, Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife.
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When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What’s the matter?”