Joshua 15:17 Meaning and Explanation
“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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Read Full Chapter →Othniel, Caleb's younger kinsman, captures the city and receives Achsah as his wife.
What Does Joshua 15:17 Mean?
Othniel the son of Kenaz, a younger relative of Caleb, takes up the challenge and captures the city. True to his word, Caleb gives him Achsah his daughter in marriage. This same Othniel will later rise as the first of the judges who deliver Israel.
A bold act of faith brings Othniel both a wife and a place in the story of God's deliverances. The courage shown here at a single city foreshadows the larger rescue God would work through him. Faithfulness in one task often becomes the seed of a wider calling in the purposes of God.
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What does Joshua 15:17 mean?
Othniel, Caleb's younger kinsman, captures the city and receives Achsah as his wife.