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Othni

A Levite, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · Tribe of Levi · named in 1 verse

the name means from an unused root meaning to force Strong's Lexicon

Othni was a son of Shemaiah and served as a gatekeeper for the ark of the covenant.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

A lion of Jehovah, a son of Shemaiah, and one of the temple porters in the time of David (1 Chr. 26:7). He was a "mighty man of valour."

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Shemaiah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at 1 Chronicles 26:7.

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