when a Hebrews come to a fringe of Canaan, the land it believed got been promised the children by God, after getting fled slavery in Egypt, Moses (the Hebrew leader) sent dozen scouts (or even spies, meraglim within Hebrew) into Canaan to report in what was there. Ten of a scouts returned to say that a l& would become impossible to claim, and that giants lived there world health organization would crush the Hebrew army. Single 2, Joshua and Caleb, returned and said that God would exist as breaa to deliver Canaan into the paws of the Hebrew united states.

A Bible records that, because of a testimony of the tenner scouts, the Hebrews chose does'nt to enter Canaan: for this disobedience, God driven the two to wander in the desert for xl years prior to existence allowed to enter Canaan & conquer it when their house. These are said that a merely grown Hebrews allowed to last these 40 years & enter Canaan were Joshua & Caleb, as a reward for their faith inside God. This story is recorded in the Book of Numbers.

He is mentioned once again afterwards, existence to a higher degree 80 years old, talking just about his appreciativeness for God's blessings. (Joshua 14:6-11) A city of Hebron and its surrounding territory was assigned to him. He so declared that a of these world health organization conquered Debir (Kiriath-Sepher) should be given his girl Achsah as a wife. A of these winning this price was his nephew Othniel, who late became a number one judge fallowing Joshua. (Joshua 15:13-19)

Every bit outlined in The Jewish Encyclopedia, Caleb lives in many levels. At most basic level, "Caleb" signifies "dog" & can be a eponymous ancestor of the Calebite tribe. At this level, his 2nd "wife" Ephrath (I Chronicles two. 19 & 50; iv. Quaternity) will just exist as the personification of the ancient Canaanite city of that title, awarded to the kin group.