KJV ORIGINAL
And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So Joshua blessed Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and gave him the city of Hebron as his permanent possession.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Joshua is rewarding Caleb's faithfulness by giving him the land he was promised decades earlier.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during the conquest of Canaan, when Joshua was dividing the Promised Land among the twelve tribes of Israel. Caleb was one of only two faithful spies (along with Joshua) who believed God could give them victory over the giants in the land 45 years earlier, when the other ten spies caused Israel to wander in the wilderness for 40 years.
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