from the initial attempt to enter the land (Numbers 13–14), his Edomite heritage is stressed by noting that he is a Kenizzite (Josh 14:6). This man of foreign heritage demonstrated the sort of faith Israel was meant to display in claiming the land. Thus, Caleb becomes the paradigmatic figure for these chapters, just as Rahab had been in Joshua 1–12. Notable too is that Caleb is prominent at the start of this section, while foreigners more generally are noted when discussing the cities of refuge at