Bible Strands
Joshua 15:13
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.)
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua executes a divine directive by allocating territory to Caleb within the tribal allotment of Judah, positioned between the delineation of Judah’s western boundary and Caleb’s subsequent military action against the Anakite inhabitants.
The words — נָתַן (Na.tan) denotes the act of giving, while חֵלֶק (che.lek) specifies the allotted portion granted to Caleb among the descendants of Judah.
The thread — This allocation fulfills the covenant promise tracked through Caleb’s wilderness advocacy in Numbers 13:30, the conditional oath in Numbers 14:23, and the sworn declaration in Deuteronomy 1:34.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to observe that territorial inheritance is recorded as a direct execution of prior command rather than a spontaneous grant, anchoring historical land distribution to explicit divine instruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Numbers 13:30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
- Numbers 14:23 not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.
- Deuteronomy 1:34 When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying,
- Joshua 14:6 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.