Inheritance for the Calebites: 14:6–15 Surprisingly, allotment of land in Canaan begins with confirming the inheritance of an outsider. Caleb, son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, represents a number of peoples who intermingle with the descendants of Jacob to form the nation of Israel. Caleb, like Rahab, becomes a model of faith for those who inherit the land as legitimate heirs of Jacob. To emphasize the importance of the Kenizzite leader, the narrator places Mosaic promises for Caleb ahead of those given to the tribes of Jacob and Joseph. Moses gives land to Caleb in the wilderness forty-five years before the current allotment (14:10). The priority given to Caleb in Joshua 14 and 15 confirms the importance of Caleb. In these narratives also, Caleb models the bravery that other clans and tribe…