Jephunneh

Jephunneh is a Caleb's father living at the time of Egypt and the wilderness. He is named in 15 verses of the Bible, first in Numbers 13:6.

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Verses

Numbers

• Numbers 13:6
  Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
• Numbers 14:6
  And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: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
  Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.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
  But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.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 said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.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
  Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord.not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’
• Numbers 34:19
  And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 1:36
  Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the Lord.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 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 Kadesh–barnea.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
  And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
• Joshua 14:14
  Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel.Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.
• Joshua 15:13
  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.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.)
• Joshua 21:12
  But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 4:15
  And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
• 1 Chronicles 6:56
  But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
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