Othniel judges

• Othniel

• Start — Judges 3:9. The year Othniel began to judge is the year the Joshua-to-Judges period ended = 2601
• End — Judges 3:11. The year Othniel ceased to judge Israel is the year he began to judge (2601) + the years he judged (40) = 2641

START:*EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Josephus' "Antiquities of the Jews" records a period of 18 years between Joshua and the first judge. [Shulman date p83] [Ussher date p53] END:*HYPOTHESIS: Othniel judged Israel throughout the 40-year period the land had rest. [Shulman date p83] [Ussher date p53]

Years are anno hominis — counted from Creation as year 1 — which is the frame the source computes in. The arithmetic behind each boundary is given above rather than assumed.