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NASB | Numbers 13:6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Numbers 13:6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; |
Bible Question: Caleb was one of the two spies (Joshua was the other) in Numbers 13:1-14:30 who brought back a good report from the land with the recommendation of attacking it with the Lord's help and direction. Question: If Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite (Numbers 32:11), was a Gentile (actually, from an Edomitish tribe - Genesis 15:19), then how is it that he represents the tribe of Judah (as a spy) in Numbers 13:6? |
Bible Answer: God's day to you, my brother, Exodus 12:38 says "A mixed multitude also went up with them" ... which means that not everyone who left Egypt came from the loins of Jacob/Israel. I think Caleb's mother was from his loins and Judah's, so Caleb was from the tribe of Judah. It is interesting the Kenizzite's were one of the ites God promised Abraham, Abram at the time (Gen 15:18-21). S |