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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: Dear Makarios, Perhaps this may not help much, because it is based on Rabbinic teaching, rather than what we would think of as a proper Biblical exegesis. But, for what it is worth: 1. Anyone who stood at the foot of Mount Sinai was a Jew at that moment. Hence, none of the spies were Gentiles, as they were there at Mount Sinai or their parents stood there. 2. Caleb is called Kenizzite because his step-father was Kenaz (the father of Othniel). In Him, Doc |