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lion of God, the first of the judges. His wife Achsah was the daughter of Caleb (Josh. 15:16, Josh. 15: 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 y......