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remembrance of the solemn trust and injunction placed on 

 them as a people. On account of this fidelity of attitude 

 on the part of Caleb, we find the following promise given 

 to him : 



" But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit 

 with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring unto 

 the land whereinto he went and his seed shall possess 

 it." 



The fulfilment of this promise is later on spoken of : 



" And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the 

 son of Jephunneh, Hebron for an inheritance. 



" Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb, the 

 son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, unto this day, because 

 he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel." 



The object of quoting this at length, is to accentuate the 

 fact, that the fidelity of this Jewish hero is inevitably asso- 

 ciated with the dog, as it was the custom of this race to 

 bestow names on individuals according to certain mental 

 characteristics manifested by the person. Companion- 

 ship from the dog is, however, hardly ever mentioned in 

 Jewish writings, one exception being the dog in Tobit 

 (Apocrypha), which is spoken of on two separate occa- 

 sions, as accompanying the young man Tobias on his 

 journeys : " And the young man's dog went with them." 



That it is the fact that certain magnificent qualities of 

 mind have been conserved and perpetuated in the dog 

 through all the ages, from time immemorial, and which 

 explains one's vehement rejection of the Biblical, Jewish 

 attitude towards this animal, is due to the Egyptians, who 

 in times past greatly venerated it, and even worshipped it. 

 Dogs were considered valuable for hunting purposes by the 

 Egyptians, and were also treated as companions and pets. 

 Gazing up into the glittering heavens, the farmer observed 



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