Personalities · 7 · Hezekiah and Isaiah

Caleb, Judah's alternative hero

Southern scribes inserted Caleb, a non-royal figure, into the northern exodus story. He became an alternative to David as Judah's greatest hero.

A hero without a crown.

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Southern scribes also added Abraham and Sarah, Aaron, and new law collections stressing Jerusalem's temple.

Bible reference: Numbers 13–14

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 116–117

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