Joshua 14
Summary for Josh 14:1-19:51: 14:1–19:51 a The allotment of land to the tribes on the west side of the Jordan describes what God intended for each tribe to possess.• The narrator frames this section with the assignment of land to Caleb at the beginning (14:6-15 b) and to Joshua at the end (19:49-51 c). Only Caleb and Joshua had expressed faith in God that Israel could conquer the land (Num 13:30 d; 14:6-9 e). 14:1 f Eleazar ... Joshua ... and the tribal leaders supervised the distribution of the land to ensure that the process was honest and just.
14:2 g sacred lots: See study note on 7:16-18.
14:4 h Joseph, the elder son of Jacob’s favorite wife Rachel, received a double portion of land through his sons Manasseh and Ephraim (see study note on Gen 48:5-7). Because the Levites did not receive a separate tribal territory (Josh 13:14 i), the total number of tribes with land remained at twelve.
14:6 j The Kenizzite people were not originally Israelites (Gen 15:19 k); how they became attached to Judah is unknown.
• about you and me: Only Caleb and Joshua were faithful to God at the first opportunity to enter the land, so God promised them that they would possess it (Num 14:24 l).
14:9 m Moses ... promised: See Num 14:24 n.
14:11 o Caleb judged himself to be as strong at eighty-five as he had been at forty. He still felt equipped to travel and fight—to continue both ordinary and extraordinary pursuits.
14:12 p Israel had stayed out of Canaan forty-five years earlier because they feared the descendants of Anak, a tall, strong people who lived in the hill country of Judah (Num 13:32-33 q).
14:15 r rest from war: See study note on 1:13.
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