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Out of the 600,000 Israelites who marched through the wilderness, these two were the only ones spared and allowed to enter the rich and fertile land that was to be theirs.
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The Lord made Caleb strong, and when he was an old man, he was still strong enough to go up into the hill country and capture it for himself and his descendants.
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Then all of Israel could see how good it is to follow the Lord.
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Then there were the judges, each of them famous in their own right, who never fell into idolatry and never abandoned the Lord.
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May their memory be honored! May these whom we honor spring from the grave to new life in their descendants!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.