What happensPermalink
Allocations of land west of the Jordan begin, by lot, but Caleb speaks up for the land promised him by Moses after his spy mission, and Joshua gives it to him. Caleb promises to eradicate the Anakim.
Why it mattersPermalink
One of only two instances in Joshua of the phrase “the land had rest from war,” which is what Joshua is primarily known for in later times. Caleb’s faithfulness is exemplary.
Key versePermalink
And Moses swore on that day, saying, “Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.”