In this lecture, we will analyze another story related to the Negev – the story of the wedding of Achsa, the daughter of Caleb, to Othniel, who would become the first judge of Israel.
Caleb promises his daughter to whoever conquers “Kiryat Sefer”. Why? The daughter – Achsa – theatrically falls off the donkey and incites her husband to ask her father for a blessing? A strange story!
And she needs a blessing, because she received the land of the Negev from her father. What is the meaning of the Negev in this story??
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