Holy Scripture
Joshua 15:17
A church father on this verse
“But now Caleb went up against that City of Letters and said, "I shall give Achsah my daughter for a wife to whoever demolishes the City of Letters and gains possession of it. And Othniel the son of Kenaz seized it." Moreover, Othniel, who received the City of Letters, is interpreted "the reply of God." But "the reply…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
17And Othniel the son of Kenaz the brother of Caleb took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
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In context
15And Caleb went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir before was the city of Letters.
16And Caleb said, Whosoever shall take and destroy the city of Letters, and master it, to him will I give my daughter Achsah to wife.
— Joshua 15:17 —
18And it came to pass as she went out that she counseled him, saying, I will ask of my father a field; and she cried from off her ass; and Caleb said to her, What is it?
19And she said to him, Give me a blessing, for thou hast set me in the land of Negeb; give me Botthanis: and he gave her Gonaethla the upper, and Gonaethla the lower.