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(Arba was the forefather of Anak.) <a href="/nlt/joshua/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> The LORD commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah’s territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak’s ancestor. <a href="/esv/joshua/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> According to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). <a href="/bsb/joshua/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) <a href="/kjv/joshua/15.htm">King James Bible</a> And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Now to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, namely, Kirjath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). <a href="/nasb_/joshua/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, in accordance with the command of the LORD to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron). <a href="/nasb/joshua/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the command of the LORD to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron). <a href="/nasb77/joshua/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the command of the LORD to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron). <a href="/lsb/joshua/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the command of Yahweh to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron). <a href="/amp/joshua/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now to Caleb the son of Jephunneh Joshua gave a portion among the sons of Judah, as the LORD commanded him, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron). <a href="/csb/joshua/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He gave Caleb son of Jephunneh the following portion among the descendants of Judah based on the LORD’s instruction to Joshua: Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the father of Anak). <a href="/hcsb/joshua/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He gave Caleb son of Jephunneh the following portion among the descendants of Judah based on the LORD&#8217s instruction to Joshua: Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the father of Anak). <a href="/asv/joshua/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron). <a href="/cev/joshua/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Joshua gave Caleb some land among the people of Judah, as God had told him to do. Caleb's share was Hebron, which at that time was known as Arba's Town, because Arba was the famous ancestor of the Anakim. <a href="/erv/joshua/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even Kirjath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron). <a href="/gwt/joshua/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Joshua gave Caleb, son of Jephunneh, a share of land among the people of Judah as the LORD had told them. It was Kiriath Arba (now called Hebron). Arba was the father of Anak. <a href="/gnt/joshua/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> As the LORD commanded Joshua, part of the territory of Judah was given to Caleb son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah. He received Hebron, the city belonging to Arba, father of Anak. <a href="/isv/joshua/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now Joshua gave an allotment among the descendants of Judah to Jephunneh's son Caleb, just as God told Joshua, Kiriath-arba, which was named after the ancestor of Anak (that is, Hebron). <a href="/msb/joshua/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> According to the LORD?s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah?Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) <a href="/net/joshua/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba (that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the LORD's instructions to Joshua. (Arba was the father of Anak.) <a href="/nheb/joshua/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the people of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (that is, Hebron). <a href="/wbt/joshua/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. <a href="/web/joshua/15.htm">World English Bible</a> He gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron). <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And to Caleb son of Jephunneh he has given a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, according to the command of YHWH to Joshua, [even] the city of Arba, father of Anak—it [is] Hebron. <a href="/ylt/joshua/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And to Caleb son of Jephunneh hath he given a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, according to the command of Jehovah to Joshua, even the city of Arba, father of Anak -- it is Hebron. <a href="/slt/joshua/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And to Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, according to the mouth of Jehovah to Joshua, the city of Arba the father of Anak, this is Hebron.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But to Caleb the son of Jephone he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Juda, as the Lord had commanded him: Cariath-Arbe the father of Enac. which is Hebron. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Yet truly, to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah, just as the Lord had instructed him: the City of Arba, the father of Anak, which is Hebron. <a href="/nabre/joshua/15.htm">New American Bible</a> As the LORD had commanded, Joshua gave Caleb, son of Jephunneh, a portion among the Judahites, namely, Kiriath-arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> According to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, he gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And to Caleb the son of Jophaniah Joshua gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD. And Caleb said to Joshua, Give me this Koriath-arba which belongs to the father of giants; and Joshua gave to Caleb Koriath-arba, that is, Hebron. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And to Kalab son of Yuphna Yeshua gave a division among the children of Yehuda, according to the word of the mouth of LORD JEHOVAH, and Kalab said to Yeshua: “Give to me this Quryath Arba”The Field of Four” of the father of the giants”, and Yeshua gave to Kalab Quryath Arba”The Field of Four” of the father of the giants which is Khebrun<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak--the same is Hebron. <a href="/sep/joshua/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And to Chaleb the son of Jephone he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Juda by the command of God; and Joshua gave him the city of Arboc the metropolis of Enac; this is Chebron. <a href="/parallel/joshua/15-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=3921" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/15.htm">Caleb's Portion and Conquest</a> 13<a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">According</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî (N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">command</a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: lî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">to him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Joshua gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/3612.htm" title="3612: ū·lə·ḵā·lêḇ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps a form of keleb, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible; Caleb, the name of three Israelites.">Caleb</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3312.htm" title="3312: yə·p̄un·neh (N-proper-ms) -- Father of Caleb, also an Asherite. From panah; he will be prepared; Jephunneh, the name of two Israelites.">of Jephunneh</a> <a href="/hebrew/2506.htm" title="2506: ḥê·leq (N-ms) -- Portion, tract, territory. From chalaq; properly, smoothness; also an allotment.">a portion</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah—</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7153.htm" title="7153: qir·yaṯ City of the four, an older name of Hebron (2275a). "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7153.htm" title="7153: ’ar·ba‘ (N-proper-fs) -- City of the four, an older name of Hebron (2275a). ">Kiriath-arba,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">that is,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2275.htm" title="2275: ḥeḇ·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- From cheber; seat of association; Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites.">Hebron.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇî (N-msc) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">(Arba was the forefather</a> <a href="/hebrew/6061.htm" title="6061: hā·‘ă·nāq (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Neck, a Canaanite. The same as anaq; Anak, a Canaanite.">of Anak.)</a> 14And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/14-24.htm">Numbers 14:24</a> But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it. <a href="/numbers/13-6.htm">Numbers 13:6</a> from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh; <a href="/numbers/13-30.htm">Numbers 13:30</a> Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!” <a href="/numbers/32-12.htm">Numbers 32:12</a> not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’ <a href="/deuteronomy/1-36.htm">Deuteronomy 1:36</a> 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.” <a href="/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20</a> Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak. <a href="/1_chronicles/6-56.htm">1 Chronicles 6:56</a> But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. <a href="/1_chronicles/4-15.htm">1 Chronicles 4:15</a> The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz. <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Genesis 23:2</a> She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her. <a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19</a> After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Genesis 25:9</a> His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. <a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29-32</a> Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. / The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. / There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah. ... <a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-31</a> By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. <a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8</a> For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a> And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.Caleb<a href="/joshua/14-6.htm">Joshua 14:6-15</a> Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea… <a href="/numbers/13-30.htm">Numbers 13:30</a> And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.<a href="/numbers/14-23.htm">Numbers 14:23,24</a> Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: … the city of Arba.<a href="/joshua/14-15.htm">Joshua 14:15</a> And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-2.htm">Anak</a> <a href="/joshua/14-15.htm">Arba</a> <a href="/joshua/14-14.htm">Caleb</a> <a href="/joshua/15-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/13-16.htm">City</a> <a href="/joshua/11-15.htm">Command</a> <a href="/joshua/8-8.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/joshua/14-15.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/joshua/14-14.htm">Jephunneh</a> <a href="/joshua/14-13.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/15-12.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/joshua/15-9.htm">Kiriath</a> <a href="/joshua/14-15.htm">Kiriath-Arba</a> <a href="/joshua/14-15.htm">Kir'iath-Ar'ba</a> <a href="/joshua/11-20.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/joshua/15-8.htm">Part</a> <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Portion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/19-50.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">Anak</a> <a href="/joshua/15-54.htm">Arba</a> <a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">Caleb</a> <a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/15-62.htm">City</a> <a href="/joshua/19-50.htm">Command</a> <a href="/joshua/17-4.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/joshua/21-12.htm">Jephunneh</a> <a href="/joshua/17-4.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/15-20.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/joshua/15-15.htm">Kiriath</a> <a href="/joshua/15-54.htm">Kiriath-Arba</a> <a href="/joshua/15-54.htm">Kir'iath-Ar'ba</a> <a href="/joshua/21-45.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/joshua/15-21.htm">Part</a> <a href="/joshua/17-14.htm">Portion</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 15</div>1. <a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">The borders of the lot of Judah</a> 13. <a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">Caleb's portion and conquest</a> 16. <a href="/joshua/15-16.htm">Othniel, for his valour, marries Achsah, Caleb's daughter</a> 18. <a href="/joshua/15-18.htm">She obtains a blessing of her father</a> 21. <a href="/joshua/15-21.htm">The cities of Judah</a> 63. <a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">The Jebusites unconquered</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>According to the LORD’s command to him This phrase emphasizes the divine authority behind Joshua's actions. The allocation of land was not merely a human decision but was directed by God. This reflects the importance of obedience to God's commands, a recurring theme throughout the book of Joshua. It also highlights the fulfillment of God's promises, as Caleb was one of the faithful spies who trusted in God's promise to give Israel the land (<a href="/numbers/14-24.htm">Numbers 14:24</a>).Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah Caleb, a member of the tribe of Judah, was rewarded for his faithfulness and courage. He, along with Joshua, had been one of the two spies who brought back a positive report about the Promised Land (Numbers 13-14). This allocation of land to Caleb is a testament to his unwavering faith and serves as a model of perseverance and trust in God. The tribe of Judah would later become the leading tribe of Israel, from which King David and ultimately Jesus Christ would descend.Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron Kiriath-arba, later known as Hebron, is a significant city both historically and theologically. It is one of the oldest cities in the region and was previously inhabited by the Anakim, a race of giants. Hebron is also notable as the burial place of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, making it a city of great ancestral importance. The renaming of the city from Kiriath-arba to Hebron signifies a transition from Canaanite to Israelite control, symbolizing God's promise being fulfilled.(Arba was the forefather of Anak.) Arba is identified as the greatest man among the Anakim, a formidable group of people known for their size and strength. The mention of Arba underscores the challenge that Caleb faced in conquering this land, highlighting his bravery and reliance on God's strength. The defeat of the Anakim by Caleb is a demonstration of God's power to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, prefiguring the ultimate victory over sin and death through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of Israel after Moses, tasked with leading the Israelites into the Promised Land and distributing the land among the tribes. 2. <a href="/topical/c/caleb_son_of_jephunneh.htm">Caleb son of Jephunneh</a> One of the two faithful spies (along with Joshua) who trusted in God's promise to give Israel the land of Canaan. He is from the tribe of Judah. 3. <a href="/topical/k/kiriath-arba.htm">Kiriath-arba (Hebron)</a> A significant city in the hill country of Judah, originally named after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim, a race of giants. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_command.htm">The LORD’s Command</a> Refers to God's directive to Moses and subsequently to Joshua to allocate a specific inheritance to Caleb because of his faithfulness. 5. <a href="/topical/a/anak.htm">Anak</a> Refers to the descendants of Anak, known as the Anakim, who were formidable giants in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_rewarded.htm">Faithfulness Rewarded</a> Caleb's inheritance is a testament to God's faithfulness in rewarding those who trust and obey Him wholeheartedly. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast in their faith, trusting that God sees and rewards faithfulness. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_giants.htm">Courage in the Face of Giants</a> Caleb's willingness to claim Hebron, despite the presence of the Anakim, serves as an example of courage and reliance on God's promises. Christians are called to face their own "giants" with similar faith and courage. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance_in_christ.htm">Inheritance in Christ</a> Just as Caleb received a physical inheritance, believers have a spiritual inheritance in Christ. This inheritance is secure and eternal, encouraging believers to live with an eternal perspective. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> Joshua's obedience in giving Caleb his inheritance as commanded by God highlights the importance of following God's directives. Obedience is a key aspect of a faithful Christian walk.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 15</a> <a href="/q/how_to_verify_caleb's_hebron_conquest.htm">In Joshua 15:13–14, how can we verify Caleb’s conquest of Hebron when historical and archaeological records of such a victory are sparse? </a> <a href="/q/who_is_othniel_biblically.htm">Who is Othniel in historical or biblical context?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_caleb_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Caleb in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what's_hebron's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Hebron's significance in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13-19) And unto Caleb . . . This paragraph occurs also in <a href="/context/judges/1-10.htm" title="And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelled in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.">Judges 1:10-15</a>, with some slight variations. Which is its original place? In Judges it is connected with the continuation of the conquest of Canaan by the tribe of Judah after Joshua's death, and there we read they slew (literally, smote) Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. If this is the death, and not merely the defeat of the Anakim (the Hebrew word is not absolutely decisive), we have two stages in the conquest of Hebron described--viz., (l) the expulsion of the Anakim sufficiently for Caleb to occupy the place; and (2) their final defeat and death. It seems hardly possible to make the narrative in Judges 1 a mere repetition of an earlier story, because it is presented as a part of that which happened after Joshua's death. It would seem, then, that the entire conquest of the Anakim was not effected at once, but begun by Caleb and Joshua in Joshua's lifetime, and completed by the tribe of Judah, under the leadership of Caleb, after Joshua's death. It is remarkable that Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai are mentioned as apparently living when the twelve spies went up from Kadesh-barnea (<a href="/numbers/13-22.htm" title="And they ascended by the south, and came to Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)">Numbers 13:22</a>), forty years before. But it has been thought that the three names were the names of three clans of the Anakim. (See Notes on <a href="/judges/1-10.htm" title="And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelled in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.">Judges 1:10</a>.)Upon the whole, it seems most reasonable to conclude that the proceedings by which Caleb secured his inheritance, and fulfilled the promise of <a href="/joshua/14-12.htm" title="Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.">Joshua 14:12</a>, have been recorded here for the sake of completeness, though not necessarily belonging to this time.(15) Kirjath-sepher.--"City of books."(17) Othniel the son of Kenaz.--Comp. <a href="/judges/3-9.htm" title="And when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.">Judges 3:9</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - And unto Caleb. This passage, at least from ver. 15, is found with the slightest possible variation in <a href="/judges/1.htm">Judges 1</a>. It has been argued from the variations that the one passage was not copied from the other, but that both were derived from a common document. No such conclusion, however, can be safely drawn from the text. For first, the present narrative deals exclusively with this portion of the history of Caleb. That in Judges, down to ver. 12, deals more generally with the subject, including the exploits of Caleb, under the general history of the progress of Judah. But from the time that the history becomes that of Caleb in particular, the agreement between the two narratives is verbal, including the very unusual word צנח, with one or two most insignificant exceptions. Thus we have הָבָהִ לִּי for תְנָה לִּי, we have גלית for גליות, and we have מִמֶּנּוּ interpolated in <a href="/judges/1-13.htm">Judges 1:13</a>, and Othniel (or Kenez) is spoken of as the younger brother of Caleb. But unless we hold that it was a sacred duty of the writer in Judges to reproduce every single word of the narrative in Joshua, there is nothing whatever that can support the conclusion that the writer in Judges was not copying the earlier narrative. The variations are such as would naturally happen where a writer was transferring, a narrative to his pages with a desire to give the exact sense of the original without tying himself to every particular word. Since the use of inverted commas has been introduced we can find multitudes of instances where a writer, when professing to quote another accurately, has introduced far more variations into his quotation than are to be found here, where the writer, though quoting the Book of Joshua, and quoting it correctly, does not say that he is doing so. No one doubts that Jeremiah in ch. 48. is quoting <a href="/isaiah/15.htm">Isaiah 15</a>, although the passages are not verbally coincident. We may safely regard this quotation of the Book of Joshua in that of Judges, as under all ordinary laws of criticism an evidence that the former book was in existence when the latter was written, just as the quotations of Deuteronomy in Joshua may naturally be taken as evidence that the Book of Deuteronomy was in existence when that of Joshua was composed. The son of Jephunneh. (see <a href="/joshua/14-6.htm">Joshua 14:6</a>). A part. Literally, a lot. Among. Rather, in the midst of. Our version is obscure here. Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. (see <a href="/joshua/14-6.htm">Joshua 14:6-15</a>). Keil thinks that he was the tribe father, or chief (sheikh, as the Arabs would call him), of the children of Anak. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/15-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>According אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to to the LORD’s יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel command פִּ֥י (pî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to to [him], לִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ (lî·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites [Joshua] gave נָ֤תַן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set Caleb וּלְכָלֵ֣ב (ū·lə·ḵā·lêḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3612.htm">Strong's 3612: </a> Caleb -- a son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the land son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Jephunneh יְפֻנֶּ֗ה (yə·p̄un·neh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3312.htm">Strong's 3312: </a> Jephunneh -- father of Caleb, also an Asherite a portion חֵ֙לֶק֙ (ḥê·leq) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2506.htm">Strong's 2506: </a> Portion, tract, territory among בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the sons בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Judah— יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites Kiriath-arba, אַרְבַּ֛ע (’ar·ba‘) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7153.htm">Strong's 7153: </a> Kiriath-arba -- 'city of the four', an older name of Hebron that [is], הִ֥יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are Hebron. חֶבְרֽוֹן׃ (ḥeḇ·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2275.htm">Strong's 2275: </a> Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah (Arba was the forefather אֲבִ֥י (’ă·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father of Anak.) הָעֲנָ֖ק (hā·‘ă·nāq) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6061.htm">Strong's 6061: </a> Anak -- 'neck', a Canaanite <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">OT History: Joshua 15:13 To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he (Josh. 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