Which of the following is a name of one of the judges listed?

• A. Moses
• B. Abimelech
• C. Othniel
• D. Rehoboam

Answer: (C)

In the biblical narrative, judges are leaders raised by God to deliver Israel during periods of oppression after Joshua’s era. Othniel is the one named among these leaders in the book of Judges, recognized specifically as a deliverer who freed Israel from Cushan-Rishathaim and then judged for forty years. The other names come from different parts of Israel’s history: Moses leads the Exodus and is not counted among the Judges in this context; Abimelech is Gideon’s son who seizes rule as a usurper rather than serving as a judge; Rehoboam is Solomon’s son who becomes king of Judah, not a judge. Thus, Othniel is the correct match because he is the judge listed in the biblicalAccounts.