In Numbers 13, Moses lists the names of the twelve men he sent as spies into the land of Canaan. Each represented one of the twelve tribes of Israel. After each man is listed, and the name of his father, then we get this interesting detail. There is no explanation or elaboration, it’s just dropped there, like a little Easter egg waiting to be discovered:

“These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua” [Num 13:16]….