Person Old Testament
Sodi
Sodi was the father of Gaddiel, the man chosen from the tribe of Zebulun to spy out the land of Canaan. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 13:10.
Why it matters. Father of the Zebulunite spy Gaddiel.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Sodi
Sodi is mentioned in Num.13.10 as the father of Gaddiel, who was the representative from the tribe of Zebulun among the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. After the Israelites had left Egypt and were nearing the Promised Land, Moses selected one man from each of the twelve tribes to scout out the land and bring back a report (Num.13.1-2). Gaddiel, son of Sodi, was chosen from the tribe of Zebulun. The spies were instructed to assess the land, its people, and its cities, and to bring back some of the fruit of the land (Num.13.17-20). After forty days, the spies returned with their report, but only Joshua and Caleb gave a positive assessment, while the other ten spies, including Gaddiel, discouraged the people by emphasizing the strength of the inhabitants (Num.13.25-33). As a result, the Israelites rebelled against God and were condemned to wander in the wilderness for forty years (Num.14.26-35).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
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