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.
Then the people from the tribe of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, said to him, 'You remember what the LORD told Moses, the man of God, about you and me at Kadesh Barnea.'
Caleb is reminding Joshua of a promise God made through Moses many years earlier when they were both young spies.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during the division of the Promised Land among the twelve tribes of Israel. Caleb is referring back to an event that happened about 45 years earlier at Kadesh Barnea, where he and Joshua were two of the twelve spies sent to scout the land of Canaan. While the other ten spies brought back a fearful report, only Caleb and Joshua trusted God and encouraged the people to take the land.
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