Holy Scripture

Judges 3:9

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“It calls the savior "Othniel," which means "the time of God for me." Through this first Othniel, then, the people were delivered from their humiliating servility and were restored to peace rather than having their longstanding pride and various deeds removed. But because we already said that a certain spiritual identi…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON JUDGES 3.3

Source: Septuagint

Original

9And the children of Israel cried to the Lord; and the Lord raised up a savior to Israel, and he saved them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb younger than himself.

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7And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

8And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Syria of the rivers: and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.

— Judges 3:9 —

10And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war against Cushan-rishathaim: and the Lord delivered into his hand Cushan-rishathaim king of Syria of the rivers, and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.

11And the land was quiet forty years; and Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

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