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Achsah (Jos 15:16)
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Achsah (Jos 15:16)

She was the mother of Hathath and Meonothai. Named in scripture at Joshua 15:16.

Where in scripture

JoshuaJudges

Caleb said, “He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”

Joshua 15:16

Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

Joshua 15:17

Caleb said, “I will give Achsah my daughter as wife to the man who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it.”

Judges 1:12

Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.

Judges 1:13

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

Joshua 15:16Joshua 15:17Judges 1:12Judges 1:13

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AchsahHathathMeonothai

In their own words — 1 recorded saying

“And she said to him, Give me a blessing; because you have put me in a dry south-land, now give me springs of water. So Caleb gave her the higher spring and the lower spring.” — Judges 1:15

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).