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In this episode on Joshua 12–17, Joel offers some thoughts about the importance of maintaining purity and welcoming the imperfect or sinful.
RESOURCES:There's some ambiguity about where Caleb settled, as we can see here: https://www.thetorah.com/article/what-was-caleb-the-kenizzites-connection-to-hebronInterpreting the Achsah story is challenging. Here's a geographic interpretation: https://womenfromthebook.com/2013/05/06/achsah-the-daughter-who-asked-for-more-part-3/Here's an interpretation that's a bit more metaphorical: https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/achsah-midrash-and-aggadah
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