Othni, son of Shemaiah
The name Othni means “my time; my hour.” Othni is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 26:7.
Family of Othni
Who was Othni?
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.”
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Othni
- 1 Chronicles 26:7
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.