Aug 19, 2018
After Israel had split the land of Canaan in two by defeating cities in central Canaan, over the next few years they systematically went south and then north conquering most major kingdoms. While there were local or regional clans left for individual Israelite tribes to fight, Israel had finished warring as a nation (Josh. 11:23). Now, as they were getting ready to settle the land, Joshua divided the land into the tribal allotments promised by Moses (Num. 26:55; Josh. 14:5). As Caleb was one of two spies (the other was Joshua) who encouraged Israel to enter Canaan 45 years earlier, he was given the special area of Hebron (Gen. 49:29-33; Num. 13:30). Faith with action has a reward (2 Chron. 16:9; Heb. 11:1; James 2:26)!