A name from Scripture
Othniel
OTH-nee-ul
Meaning
God is my strength; Lion of God
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Joshua
What it points to
Othniel — 'lion of God' — demonstrates that courageous faith qualifies us for greater assignments. His story establishes the biblical principle that when God's people cry out, He always provides a deliverer.
Verses · King James Version
“And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him.”
Judges 3:9-10
“And the land had rest forty years.”
Judges 3:11