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The Twelve Spies, as recorded in the Book of Numbers, were a group of Israelite chieftains, one from each of the Twelve Tribes, who were dispatched by Moses to scout out the Land of Canaan for 40 days [1] as a future home for the Israelite people, during the time when the Israelites were in the wilderness following their Exodus from Ancient Egypt.
Twelve spies are sent out into Canaan and come back to report to Moses. Joshua and Caleb, two of the spies, ... on Numbers 1–4: First census, priestly duties;
This other Caleb was the son of Hezron, and his wife was Azubah (1 Chronicles 2:18,19). Joshua and Caleb carrying fruit of the Promised Land, woodcut circa 1480 by Albrecht Altdorfer. According to Numbers 13, Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, was one of the twelve spies sent by Moses into Canaan.
According to the Book of Numbers, Anak was a forefather of the Anakim, a Rephaite tribe according to Deuteronomy 2:11. [2] [3] [4] In their report, ten of the twelve Israelite spies associated the Anakim with the Nephilim of Genesis 6:1–4. [5]
Before the allotment for the tribe of Judah, a special grant of land is given to Caleb, who (with Joshua) had dissented from the bad report of first spies (Numbers 13:30–33; cf. Numbers 32:12), and thus for his faithfulness was promised a possession of his own (Numbers 14:24; Deuteronomy 1:36). [11]
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Moses and the Messengers from Canaan (painting by Giovanni Lanfranco). Shlach, Shelach, Sh'lah, Shlach Lecha, or Sh'lah L'kha (שְׁלַח or שְׁלַח-לְךָ —Hebrew for "send", "send to you", or "send for yourself") is the 37th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the Book of Numbers.
USC quarterback Caleb Williams was the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft after impressive stats, a feat he predicted years ago, he tells the TODAY show. Caleb Williams knew at 12 he could be the ...