Caleb
כָּלֵב · ka.lev · H3612Gכָּלִבִּי · ka.lib.bo · H3614“a dog; a crow; a basket; see Ephratah” Hitchcock's 186929 mentions in 6 books, most in Numbers (9)
Who he was
Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, was one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan (Num. 13:6). Along with Joshua, Caleb stood firm in his faith and trust in God's promise, encouraging the Israelites to enter the land despite the other spies' negative report (Num. 13:30; 14:6-9). As a result, God commended Caleb for his faithfulness and promised that he would inherit the land he had explored (Num. 14:24, 30, 38; Deut. 1:36). After the conquest of Canaan, Caleb requested and received Hebron as his inheritance (Josh. 14:6-15; 15:13-19; 21:12; Judg. 1:12-15, 20). He drove out the Anakim giants from Hebron and offered his daughter Achsah in marriage to whoever conquered Kirjath Sepher (Josh. 15:14-17; Judg. 1:12-13). Caleb's descendants settled in the Negev region and in the cities of Hebron (1Sam. 30:14; 1Chr. 4:15; 6:56). His faith, courage, and obedience to God made him a prominent figure in Israel's history, and his story is remembered as an example of unwavering trust in God's promises (Num. 32:12; Judg. 3:9).
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Every mention
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Numbers9 mentions
Numbers 13:6Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.Numbers 13:30Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it!”Numbers 14:6Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes.Numbers 14:24But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and has followed me fully, him I will bring into the land into which he went. His offspring shall possess it.Numbers 14:30surely you shall not come into the land concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.Numbers 14:38But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive of those men who went to spy out the land.Numbers 26:65For Yahweh had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.Numbers 32:12except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, because they have followed Yahweh completely.’Numbers 34:19These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Deuteronomy1 mention
Joshua9 mentions
Joshua 14:6Then the children of Judah came near to Joshua in Gilgal. Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know the thing that Yahweh spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me…Joshua 14:13Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.Joshua 14:14Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he followed Yahweh, the God of Israel wholeheartedly.Joshua 15:13He gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also…Joshua 15:14Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.Joshua 15:16Caleb said, “He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”Joshua 15:17Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.Joshua 15:18When she came, she had him ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey, and Caleb said, “What do you want?”Joshua 21:12But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Judges6 mentions
Judges 1:12Caleb said, “I will give Achsah my daughter as wife to the man who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it.”Judges 1:13Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.Judges 1:14When she came, she got him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”Judges 1:15She said to him, “Give me a blessing; because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.Judges 1:20They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.Judges 3:9When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
1 Samuel2 mentions
1 Samuel 25:3Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. This woman was intelligent and had a beautiful face; but the man was surly and evil in his doings. He was of the house…1 Samuel 30:14We made a raid on the South of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
What the dictionary says
A dog.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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