Of the men who went to explore the land,
only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh survived.
For the LORD had told those Israelites they would surely die in the desert,
and not one of them was left except Caleb
son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said,
"We should go up and take possession of the land,
for we can certainly do it."
But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit
and follows me wholeheartedly,
I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.
Not one of you will enter the land I swore
with uplifted hand to make your home,
except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
Not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun,
for they followed the LORD wholeheartedly.
Except Caleb son of Jephunneh.
He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly."
Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the LORD, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly.
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