© Charles Chandler

 

Tanakh

commentary

Judges 1:11-15 Joshua 15:13-19

Moses married Ankhesenamun (as Otni'El & Aksah). In the Tanakh, Caleb gave Aksah to Otni'El for capturing Kiriath-sepher, but it might have been the other way around — Kiriath-sepher might have been part of Aksah's dowry. It was near Hebron, apparently the admistrative seat of Canaan for Abraham, Isaac, & Esau, who (as Balaam) lost it to Moses after Tut died. There might have been some conflict between Moses' entourage & the Patriarchs prior to this, in the period of 1329~1322 bce, after Moses was exiled by Tut, and before the latter's death in 1323 bce. But Moses seems to have come out on top, at least until 1312 bce, when he seems to have been banished to Moab.