Caleb

a dog; a crow; a basket

Caleb

(capable).

1. According to (1 Chronicles 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. (Numbers 13:6) (B.C. 1490.) He and Oshea or Joshua the son of Nun were the only two of the whole number who encouraged the people to enter in boldly to the land and take possession of it. Fortyfive years afterwards Caleb came to Joshua and claimed possession of the land of the Anakim, Kirjath-arba or Hebron, and the neighboring hill country. Josh 14. This was immediately granted to him, and the following chapter relates how he took possession of Hebron, driving out the three sons of Anak; and how he offered Achsah his daughter in marriage to whoever would take Kirjath-sepher, i.e. Debir; and how when Othniel, his younger brother, had performed the feat, he not only gave him his daughter to wife, but with her the upper and nether springs of water which she asked for. It is probable that Caleb was a foreigner by birth, --a proselyte, incorporated into the tribe of Judah.

Caleb

1. Son of Jephunneh, of the tribe of Judah, who was sent, with one man from each of the other tribes, to search out the promised land, Numbers 13:1-14:45. Of all the twelve, Caleb and Joshua acted the part of true and faithful men; and they only, of all the grown men of Israel, were permitted to enter Canaan, Numbers 14:6-24,38 26:65. He was one of the princes appointed to divide the conquered territory among the tribes, Numbers 34:19. Hebron was given to him as a reward of his fidelity, according to the promise of God, De 1:36 Joshua 14:1-15. Though eighty-five years old, he still retained his vigor, and soon drove out the Anakim from his inheritance. He gave a portion also with his daughter Achsah to Othniel his nephew, who had earned the reward by his valor in the capture of Debir, Joshua 15:13-19 21:12. This region was for some time called by his name, 1 Samuel 30:14.

2. Son of Hor, whose children people the country about Bethlehem, etc., 1 Chronicles 2:50-55.

A dog.

(1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chronicles 2:9). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49).

(2.) A "son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah" (1 Chronicles 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 firstborn of Ephratah, were Shobal, etc." Thus Hur would be the name of the son and not the father of Caleb (ver. 19).

(3.) The son of Jephunneh (Numbers 13:6; 32:12; Joshua 14:6, 14). He was one of those whom Moses sent to search the land in the second year after the Exodus. He was one of the family chiefs of the tribe of Judah. He and Joshua the son of Nun were the only two of the whole number who encouraged the people to go up and possess the land, and they alone were spared when a plague broke out in which the other ten spies perished (Numbers 13; 14). All the people that had been numbered, from twenty years old and upward, perished in the wilderness except these two. The last notice we have of Caleb is when (being then eighty-five years of age) he came to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, after the people had gained possession of the land, and reminded him of the promise Moses had made to him, by virtue of which he claimed a certain portion of the land of Kirjath-arba as his inheritance (Joshua 14:6-15; 15:13-15; 21:10-12; 1 Samuel 25:2, 3; 30:14). He is called a "Kenezite" in Joshua 14:6,14. This may simply mean "son of Kenez" (Numbers 32:12). Some, however, read "Jephunneh, the son of Kenez," who was a descendant of Hezron, the son of Pharez, a grandson of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:5). This Caleb may possibly be identical with (2).

(4.) Caleb gave his name apparently to a part of the south country (1 Samuel 30:14) of Judah, the district between Hebron and Carmel, which had been assigned to him. When he gave up the city of Hebron to the priests as a city of refuge, he retained possession of the surrounding country (Joshua 21:11, 12; Comp. 1 Samuel 25:3).

CALEB

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 (Numbers 13). He represents the tribe of Judah as its prince (Numbers 13:6; compare Numbers 13:2). While the majority of the men sent out by Moses bring back evil report, Caleb and Hoshea, or Joshua, the son of Nun, are the only ones to counsel the invasion of the promised land (Numbers 13:30; Numbers 14:6). Accordingly, these two alone are permitted to survive (Numbers 14:38; Numbers 32:12). Upon the conquest and distribution of the land by Joshua, Caleb reminds the leader of the promise made by God through Moses, and so he receives Hebron as an inheritance for himself and his descendants (Joshua 14:6-15), after driving out from thence the Anakim who were in possession of the city (Joshua 15:14). In the parallel account in Judges 1:8, the dispossession of the Canaanite inhabitants of Hebron is ascribed to Judah (Judges 1:10). Both accounts agree in mentioning Othniel, a younger brother of Caleb, as the conqueror of Kiriath-sepher or Debir; as his reward he receives the hand of Achsah, Caleb's daughter. Achsah is given by her father a portion of the Southland; but, upon request, she obtains a more fruitful locality with upper and nether springs (Joshua 15:15-19 Judges 1:12-15).

In 1 Samuel 30:14 Caleb is undoubtedly the name of a clan which is, moreover, differentiated from Judah. Modern scholars therefore assume that Caleb was originally an independent clan which in historical times merged with Judah. As Caleb is called the son of Kenaz (Judges 1:13) or the Kenizzite (Numbers 32:12), it is further believed that the Calebites were originally associated with an Edomite clan named Kenaz (Genesis 36:11), and that they entered their future homes in the southern part of Palestine from the south. Their migration up north would then be reflected in the story of the spies.

In the genealogical tables (1 Chronicles 2), Caleb is made a descendant of Judah through his father Hezron. He is the brother of Jerahmeel, and the "father" of Hebron and of other towns in Judah. (Chelubai, 1 Chronicles 9:9, is apparently identical with Caleb.)

Nabal, with whom David had an encounter, is called a Calebite, i.e. one belonging to the house of Caleb (1 Samuel 25:3).

Max. L. Margolis

3614. Kalibbo -- descendant of Caleb
... descendant of Caleb. Transliteration: Kalibbo or Kalebi Phonetic Spelling:
(kaw-lib-bo') Short Definition: Calebite. ... of Caleb NASB Word Usage Calebite (1). ...
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4343. Makbenah -- a descendant of Caleb
... a descendant of Caleb. Transliteration: Makbenah Phonetic Spelling: (mak-bay-naw')
Short Definition: Machbena. ... of Caleb NASB Word Usage Machbena (1). Machbenah. ...
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4089. Madmannah -- a city in S. Judah, also a descendant of Caleb
... Madmannah. 4090 . a city in S. Judah, also a descendant of Caleb. Transliteration:
Madmannah Phonetic Spelling: (mad-man-naw') Short Definition: Madmannah. ...
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4337. Mesha -- "deliverance," a son of Caleb
... 4336, 4337. Mesha. 4338 . "deliverance," a son of Caleb. Transliteration:
Mesha Phonetic Spelling: (may-shah') Short Definition: Mesha. ...
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715. Ardon -- a son of Caleb
... 714, 715. Ardon. 716 . a son of Caleb. Transliteration: Ardon Phonetic
Spelling: (ar-dohn') Short Definition: Ardon. Word Origin ...
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2771b. Charan -- son of Caleb
... son of Caleb. Transliteration: Charan Short Definition: Haran. Word Origin from
the same as Charan Definition son of Caleb NASB Word Usage Haran (2). ...
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3475. Yesher -- "uprightness," a son of Caleb
... 3474, 3475. Yesher. 3476 . "uprightness," a son of Caleb. Transliteration:
Yesher Phonetic Spelling: (yay'-sher) Short Definition: Jesher. ...
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4162. Motsa -- a son of Caleb, also a descendant of Saul
... 4161, 4162. Motsa. 4163 . a son of Caleb, also a descendant of Saul.
Transliteration: Motsa Phonetic Spelling: (mo-tsaw') Short Definition: Moza. ...
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5277. Naam -- a son of Caleb
... 5276, 5277. Naam. 5278 . a son of Caleb. Transliteration: Naam Phonetic
Spelling: (nah'-am) Short Definition: Naam. Word Origin ...
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8647. Tirchanah -- a child of Caleb
... 8646, 8647. Tirchanah. 8648 . a child of Caleb. Transliteration: Tirchanah
Phonetic Spelling: (teer-khan-aw') Short Definition: Tirhanah. ...
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Caleb --A Green Old Age
... THE BOOK OF JOSHUA CALEB"A GREEN OLD AGE. 'And Caleb... said unto him
(Joshua), Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/caleba green old age.htm

The Story of the Grapes from Canaan
... One of these was Joshua, who was the helper of Moses in caring for the people,
and another was Caleb, who belonged to the tribe of Judah. ...
/.../marshall/the wonder book of bible stories/the story of the grapes.htm

The Wine of Prayer
... Do you suppose Caleb could tell us how to obtain these fruits? We are specially
interested in the Wine of Prayer, suppose we go and see Caleb today. ...
/.../berry/adventures in the land of canaan/chapter twelve the wine of.htm

In the Borders of Canaan.
... very high walls. They said they saw giants there. Caleb, who was one of
the twelve, and a good and true man, said: "Let us go up ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xiii in the borders.htm

That those who Put what is virtuous Before what is Useful are ...
... That those who put what is virtuous before what is useful are acceptable to God
is shown by the example of Joshua, Caleb, and the other spies. 53. ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter viii that those who.htm

Two Ways of Seeing
... Caleb said, "Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to
overcome it" (Num.13: 30). ... But Caleb and Joshua had no doubts. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/naylor/heart talks/talk eight two ways of.htm

Letter F
... George W. "Received 1822, Located 1838 * Fairbank, Ira "Received 1811 * Fairbank,
Joseph "Received 1805, Located 1809 * Fales, Caleb "Received 1833 ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter f.htm

Letter K
... Received 1836 * Kemp, Robert E. "Received 1831 * Kemper, David "Received 1834 *
Kendall, Caleb "Received 1796, Located 1807 * Kendall, Caleb ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter k.htm

The Report of the Hebrew Spies
... Then Caleb quieted the people and said, "Let us go up at once and take it, for we
are well able to conquer it." But the men who had gone up with him said, "We ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the report of the hebrew.htm

Letter L
... Died 1831 * Lakin Arad S. "Received 1837 * Lakin, Benjamin "Received 1795 * Lamay,
Thomas "Received 1824, Located 1827 * Lamb, Caleb "Received 1826 ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter l.htm

Caleb (39 Occurrences)
... Some would read the whole passage thus: "These [ie, the list in ver.
42-49] were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn ...
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Caleb's (6 Occurrences)
...Caleb's (6 Occurrences). Joshua 15:17 And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother,
took it: so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife. (BBE NIV). ...
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Caleb-Ephrathah (1 Occurrence)
Caleb-Ephrathah. Calebephrathah, Caleb-Ephrathah. Calebite . Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia CALEB-EPHRATHAH. ka'-leb ...
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Caleb-Ephratah (1 Occurrence)
Caleb-Ephratah. Calebephratah, Caleb-Ephratah. Caleb-Ephrath .
Multi-Version Concordance Caleb-Ephratah (1 Occurrence). ...
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Caleb-Ephrath (1 Occurrence)
Caleb-Ephrath. Caleb-Ephratah, Caleb-Ephrath. Calebephrathah .
Multi-Version Concordance Caleb-Ephrath (1 Occurrence). ...
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Jephunneh (16 Occurrences)
... Nimble, or a beholder. (1.) The father of Caleb, who was Joshua's companion
in exploring Canaan (Numbers 13:6), a Kenezite (Joshua 14:14). ...
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Jephun'neh (16 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Jephun'neh (16 Occurrences). Numbers 13:6 Of
the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. (See RSV). ...
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Achsah (5 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Anklet, Caleb's only daughter (1 Chronicles
2:49). She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead ...
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Kenaz (11 Occurrences)
... (2.) Caleb's younger brother, and father of Othniel (Joshua 15:17), whose family
was of importance in Israel down to the time of David (1 Chronicles 27:15). ...
/k/kenaz.htm - 10k

Othniel (7 Occurrences)
... His wife Achsah was the daughter of Caleb (Joshua 15:16, 17; Judges 1:13). ...
He was the younger brother of Caleb (Judges 3:8, 9-11). ...
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