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Joshua 15 reports that Caleb took Hebron and drove out three figures named Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. Judges names the same three at the same city, retelling Caleb’s victory as it opens its survey of the tribes.
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Joshua 15:14
Hebrew Bible
13 Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba (that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the Lord’s instructions to Joshua. (Arba was the father of Anak.) 14 Caleb drove out from there three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. 15 From there he attacked the people of Debir. (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
Judges 1:10
Hebrew Bible
9 Later the men of Judah went down to attack the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev, and the foothills. 10 The men of Judah attacked the Canaanites living in Hebron. (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba.) They killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. 11 From there they attacked the people of Debir. (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
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Notes and References
... For a considerable part Judges 1 repeats the book of Joshua. With Joshua 15:13–14 it shares the information about Caleb receiving Hebron and driving out the sons of Anaq (compare Judges 1:20), with Joshua 15:15–19 the information about Caleb, Achsah, and Othniel (compare Judges 1:11–15). Negative information about the other tribes seems to have been taken from Joshua 15:63 about the failure to drive out the Jebusites (compare Judges 1:21 with the Benjaminites instead of the Judahites), from 16:10 about Canaanites remaining in Ephraim (compare Judges 1:29), and from 17:11–13 about Canaanites in Manasseh (compare Judges 1:27-28). The story in Judges 1:4–7 of the lord of Bezek brought as captive to Jerusalem is reminiscent of the report in Joshua 10 about the war against Adonisedek of Jerusalem. ...
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