Bible Person

Jephunneh

Meaning: he that beholds · Male · 15 cross references

Jephunneh is remembered chiefly as the father of Caleb, the faithful spy from Judah. Though his own story is brief, his name remains attached to one of the most admired figures in Israel's wilderness generation. First appears in Num 13:6.1

AI summary: Jephunneh matters because the cross references preserve him wherever Caleb's loyalty and inheritance are celebrated. The repeated title "Caleb son of Jephunneh" keeps him rooted in remembered lineage and ties his house to one of the clearest examples of steadfast faith in the Pentateuch and Joshua. In that sense Jephunneh participates in Caleb's significance through enduring identification. Taken together, the material presents Jephunneh as a small but important ancestral anchor in the story of faith-filled perseverance.1

Central Figure

Jephunneh

Meaning: he that beholds

The father of Caleb, who was Joshua’s companion in exploring Canaan (Num.