Judah Â· Exodus

Caleb

Era

Exodus

Tribe

Judah

Stated

Biography

Caleb son of Jephunneh was appointed from the tribe of Judah among the spies sent into Canaan .

He followed Yahweh fully when the land was searched, and the Kenizzite description is kept in the dispute note rather than erased .

In Scripture

Place in the Line

Caleb is not in the line to Jesus.

Caleb

Where scholars differ

How should Caleb be described when he is both Judah representative and Kenizzite?

What is in question: Numbers appoints Caleb from Judah, while later passages call him the Kenizzite. The site shows the Judah affiliation and flags the Kenizzite description.

One reading

Reckoned with Judah

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Claim: Caleb represents Judah in the spy list.

Basis: Numbers 13:6 names Caleb from the tribe of Judah.

Who holds it: not attributed to a named source in this dataset

Verses:

Another reading

Called the Kenizzite

contested

Claim: Caleb is also called the Kenizzite.

Basis: Numbers 32:12 and Joshua 14:6 use the Kenizzite description.

Who holds it: not attributed to a named source in this dataset

Verses:

Scholarly weight: The data does not erase either description.

Graph note: The tribe field follows the Judah spy list and the dispute note preserves the Kenizzite wording.