except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, because they have followed Yahweh completely.’
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except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, because they have followed Yahweh completely.’
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Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
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save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have wholly followed the LORD.
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- Deuteronomy 1:36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it. I will give the land that he has trodden on to him and to his children, because he has wholly followed Yahweh.”
- Numbers 14:24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and has followed me fully, him I will bring into the land into which he went. His offspring shall possess it.
- Numbers 14:30 surely you shall not come into the land concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
- Joshua 14:8-9 Nevertheless, my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Yahweh my God. Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land where you walked shall be an inheritance to you and to your children forever, because you have wholly followed Yahweh my God.’
- Numbers 26:65 For Yahweh had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The Kenezite; so called from Kenaz, his grandfather, or…
The Kenezite; so called from Kenaz, his grandfather, or one of his eminent ancestors, Jos 15:17; 1Ch 4:13-15.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel,.... For…
And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel,.... For murmuring against the report of the spies:
and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years; for though it was but about thirty eight years from that time that they were in the wilderness, the round number of forty is given; and besides it includes the time of their first coming into it, which being reckoned, makes the complete number, within a few months: Kadesh, from whence the spies were sent, and whither they returned, and where the people murmured, and had this sentence pronounced on them, that they should not see the land of Canaan, but wander and fall in the wilderness, seems to have had the addition of Barnea made unto it on that account, which signifies the son of him that wandereth:
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until all the generation which had done evil in the sight of the Lord was consumed; as they all were at this time when Moses spake these words.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The Kenezite - So called from Kenaz, his grand-father.
The Kenezite - So called from Kenaz, his grand-father.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 12. Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite]…
Verse 12. Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite] It was Jephunneh that was the Kenezite, and not Caleb. Kenaz was probably the father of Jephunneh.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Num 32:12-14. Caleb the Kenezite — So called from…
Num 32:12-14. Caleb the Kenezite — So called from Kenaz, one of his eminent ancestors. An increase of sinful men — Succeeding your fathers, as in their places, so also in their sins; imitating the unbelieving spies, and distrusting God’s power and veracity to make good his promise of settling Israel in the land of Canaan.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The Kenezite - Kenaz Gen 36:11 was the name…
The Kenezite - Kenaz Gen 36:11 was the name of one of the “dukes of Edom:” but Israel and Edom were of kindred origin, and the use of similar names by the two peoples is not surprising.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Cenezite. His father was either called Cenez, or a…
Cenezite. His father was either called Cenez, or a part of the country of the Cenezites, being promised to Caleb at Cades-barne, he assumed his title, Josue xiv. 6.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 12. Caleb — Jos_14:6-12, notes.
12. Caleb — Jos_14:6-12, notes.
Kenezite — A descendant of Kenaz, who was probably an Edomite. Gen_36:11; Gen_36:15. It is quite possible that Caleb was a foreigner by birth; a proselyte, incorporated into the tribe of Judah, into which perhaps he or his ancestors had married. Comp. Gen_36:20-23, and 1Ch_2:50; 1Ch_2:52. The incorporation of whole foreign families supplies us with an easy and natural solution of the difficulty with regard to the great numbers of Israelites at the Exodus. Chap. i, Concluding Note, (2.)
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Joshua — See Introduction to Notes on Joshua, page 7.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (12) For they have wholly followed the Lord.—See Num_14:24.
(12) For they have wholly followed the Lord.—See Num_14:24.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The Kenezite. See on Num_13:6.
The Kenezite. See on Num_13:6.
An increase of sinful men. tWBrT is rendered by the Septuagint suntrimma , which properly means a contusion or fracture; but it is probably equivalent to "brood," used in a contemptuous sense. The strong language of Moses was not justified by the reality, although it was excused by the appearance, of the case.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 32:12 Caleb is identified as a Kenizzite, a descendant…
32:12 Caleb is identified as a Kenizzite, a descendant of Esau (cp. Gen 36:10-11). Apparently Caleb was not a native Israelite, but a convert who was so thoroughly integrated into the life and faith of Israel that he was called upon to represent the tribe of Judah when the twelve scouts were sent out to survey the Promised Land (Num 13:6).
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