Numbers 13:6 - Exposition

Caleb the son of Jephunneh. In Numbers 32:12 he is called "the Kenezite" ( הַקְּנִזּי ), which appears in Genesis 15:19 as the name of one of the ancient races inhabiting the promised land. It is possible that Jephunneh may have been connected by descent or otherwise with this race; it is more likely that the similarity of name was accidental. The younger son of Jephunneh, the father of Othniel, was a Kenaz ( קְנַז ), and so was Caleb's grandson (see on Joshua 15:17 ; 1 Chronicles 4:13 , 1 Chronicles 4:15 ). Kenaz was also an Edomitish name.