Jephunneh
Mentioned 1720–1442 BC traditional (Jones)
The father of Caleb, who was Joshua’s companion in exploring Canaan (Num. 13:6), a Kenezite (Josh. 14:14).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Tagged in
- 15 verses
- Mentioned in the era of Egypt and the Exodus, 1706–1451 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Caleb, Joshua, Nun, Anak, Arba, Elah, Iru, and Kenaz.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Jephunneh, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- likely location: Hebron3
- possible location: Gilgal1
- likely location: Kadesh-barnea1
Timeline
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Mentions
Begat counts Jephunneh in 15 tagged verses across 4 books.
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The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Jephunneh 16 |
| KJV | Jephunneh 16 |
| ASV | Jephunneh 16 |
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Every verse
All 15 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Numbers7 verses
- 13:6
from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
- 14:6
Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
- 14:30
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.
- 14:38
Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.
- 26:65
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.
- 32:12
not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’
- 34:19
These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;
Deuteronomy1 verse
- 1:36
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.”
Joshua5 verses
- 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.
- 14:13
Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
- 14:14
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.
- 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.)
- 21:12
But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The father of Caleb, who was Joshua’s companion in exploring Canaan (Num. 13:6), a Kenezite (Josh. 14:14).