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Caleb

Faithful spy from Judah who receives an inheritance in Canaan.

son of Jephunneh6 Bible books16 chapters37 verse appearances

Who is this?

Representative of the tribe of among the twelve spies sent into from , who with urges the people to go up and take the land. Because he wholly followed the Lord, he is promised an inheritance in the land while his generation dies in the wilderness. After the conquest he claims , drives out the , and gives his daughter to for capturing . He stands throughout the narrative as a figure of wholehearted, persevering faith.

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