Othniel

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Othniel
     lion of God, the first of the judges. His wife Achsah was the
     daughter of Caleb (Josh. 15:16, 17; Judg. 1:13). He gained her
     hand as a reward for his bravery in leading a successful
     expedition against Debir (q.v.). Some thirty years after the
     death of Joshua, the Israelites fell under the subjection of


     Chushan-rishathaim (q.v.), the king of Mesopotamia. He oppressed
     them for full eight years, when they "cried" unto Jehovah, and
     Othniel was raised up to be their deliverer. He was the younger
     brother of Caleb (Judg. 3:8, 9-11). He is the only judge
     mentioned connected with the tribe of Judah. Under him the land
     had rest forty years.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Othniel, the hour of God