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.
Verses mentioning Caleb
38 occurrences across 38 verses in the King James Version.
- 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.
Read in context - 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.
Read in context - 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
Read in context - 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.
Read in context - 1 Chronicles 2:19
And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
Read in context - 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.
Read in context - 1 Chronicles 2:46
And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
Read in context - 1 Chronicles 2:48
Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
Read in context - 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.
Read in context - 1 Chronicles 2:50
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
Read in context - 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.
Read in context - 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
Read in context - 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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