Faithful spy · Conquest, c. 1400–1200 BC

Caleb in the Bible

Caleb brings back a minority report from Canaan and is promised the land he walked on. Forty-five years later, at eighty-five, he asks for the hill country of Hebron and takes it.

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Verses mentioning Caleb

38 occurrences across 38 verses in the King James Version.

  1. 1 Samuel 25:3

    Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

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  2. 1 Samuel 30:14

    We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

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  3. 1 Chronicles 2:9

    The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. Ram: Gr. Aram Chelubai: or, Caleb

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  4. 1 Chronicles 2:18

    And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

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  5. 1 Chronicles 2:19

    And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

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  6. 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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  7. 1 Chronicles 2:46

    And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.

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  8. 1 Chronicles 2:48

    Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.

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  9. 1 Chronicles 2:49

    She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

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  10. 1 Chronicles 2:50

    These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,

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  11. 1 Chronicles 4:1

    The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. Carmi: or, Chelubai Chap.2.9. or Caleb Chap.2.18.

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  12. 1 Chronicles 4:15

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

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  13. 1 Chronicles 6:56

    But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

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