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Jephunneh

Mentioned in 15 verses across 4 books, first in Numbers 13:6. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

The first 10 of 15 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Numbers

  • Numbers 13:6

    from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

  • Numbers 14:6

    Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

  • Numbers 14:30

    Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

  • Numbers 14:38

    Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.

  • Numbers 26:65

    For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

  • Numbers 32:12

    not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’

  • Numbers 34:19

    These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;

Deuteronomy

  • Deuteronomy 1:36

    except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”

Joshua

  • Joshua 14:6

    Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.

  • Joshua 14:13

    Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

The father of Caleb, who was Joshua’s companion in exploring Canaan (Num. 13:6), a Kenezite (Josh. 14:14).

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