Caleb
And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and
Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz....
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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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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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(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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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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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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(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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a dog. (1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of
Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chr. 2:9). His
descendants
are enumerated (18-20, 42-49).
(2.) A "son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah" (1
Chr. 2:50).
Some would read the whole passage thus: "These
[i.e., the list
in ver. 42-49] were the sons of Caleb. The sons of
Hur, the
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(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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