Caleb

Caleb Scripture - 1 Chronicles 4:15

And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz....

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Caleb Scripture - Judges 1:15

And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs....

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Caleb Scripture - 1 Chronicles 2:42

Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel [were], Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron....

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Caleb in Wikipedia

(Hebrew: כָּלֵב‎, kalev; Tiberian vocalization: Kālēḇ; Hebrew Academy: Kalev) is a male given name. Caleb, son of Jephunneh, is an important figure in the Hebrew Bible, noted for his faith in God when the Hebrews refused to enter the promised land of Canaan. When the Hebrews came to the outskirts of Canaan, the land that had been promised to t...

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Caleb in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(1 Chronicles 2:9; 1 Chronicles 2:18-19; 1 Chronicles 2:42; 1 Chronicles 2:50). Son of Hezron, son of Pharez, son of Judah; father of Hur by Ephrath; grandfather of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah. In 1 Chronicles 4:15 Caleb the spy is called "son of Jephunneh," and in 1 Chronicles 2:49 the elder Caleb seemingly is father of th...

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Caleb in Hitchcock's Bible Names

a dog; a crow; a basket...

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Caleb in Naves Topical Bible

One of the two survivors of the Israelites permitted to enter the land of promise Nu 14:30,38; 26:63-65; 32:11-13; De 1:34-36; Jos 14:6-15 -Sent to Canaan as a spy Nu 13:6 -Brings favorable report Nu 13:26-30; 14:6-9 -Assists in dividing Canaan Nu 34:19 -Life of, miraculously saved Nu 14:10-12 -Leader of the Israelites after Joshua's d...

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Caleb in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ka'-leb (kalebh; in the light of the cognate Syriac and Arabic words, the meaning is not "dog," which is kelebh, in Hebrew, but "raging with canine madness"; Chaleb): As a person, Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, occurs in the story of the spies (Nu 13 ff). He represents the tribe of Judah as its prince (Nu 13:6; compare 13:2). While the majority ...

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Caleb in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(capable). 1. According to 1Ch 2:9,18,19,42,50 the son of Hezron the son of Pharez the son of Judah, and the father of Hur, and consequently grandfather of Caleb the spy. (B.C. about 1600.) 2. Son of Jephunneh, one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to Canaan. Nu 13:6 (B.C. 1490.) He and Oshea or Joshua the son of Nun were the only two of the ...

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