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30:14) of Judah, the district between Hebron and" "Carmel, which had been assigned to him. All the "people that had been numbered, from twenty years old and upward," perished in the wilderness except these two. Caleb gave his name apparently to a part of the south "country (1 Sam. Caleb's report balanced the appeal of the land and its fruits with the challenge of making a conquest. This was not a sinful boast; it was a sincere testimony. Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible as interpreted among the various branches of Christianity. Caleb gave his name apparently to a part of the south "country (1 Sam. A "son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah" (1 Chr. 21:11, 12; comp. [9] While in Canaan with the spies, Caleb's voice was so loud that he succeeded in saving the other spies by frightening giants away from them.[10]. "14:6-15; 15:13-15; 21:10-12; 1 Sam. The truth is that although in its time the name Caleb was relatively well known, today it is not as common as it used to be before. Some, however, read "Jephunneh, the son" "of Kenez," who was a descendant of Hezron, the son of Pharez, a" grandson of Judah (1 Chr. One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. /* 336x280 kingjamesbibleonline.org dictionary */
25:3). Caleb gave his name apparently to a part of the south "country (1 Sam. Meanings Biblical Names Meaning: In Biblical Names the meaning of the name Caleb is: A dog, a crow, a basket'. 2:50).
1. Thus Hur would be the" name of the son and not the father of Caleb (ver. Verse 30 of chapter 13 reads "And Caleb stilled the people toward Moses, and said: 'We should go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. The story of Caleb is found in different books of the Bible. 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 (Num. Bible Dictionary Definition - Who was Caleb? Subsequently Caleb settled in Hebron (Kiriatharba) after driving out the three sons of Anak; he gave his daughter Achsah to Othniel, his brother, who took nearby Debir (Joshua 15:13–19; cf. Caleb is alluded to in the 5th Surah of the Quran (5:20-26). 25 He said: My Lord, I have control of none but my own self and my brother; so distinguish between us and the transgressing people. 42-49] were the sons of Caleb. [1] The New American Standard Exhaustive Concordance states that the name Kaleb (Caleb) is related to the word for "dog" (keleb). Their task, over a period of 40 days,[3] was to explore the Negev and surrounding area, and to make an assessment of the geographical features of the land, the strength and numbers of the population, the agricultural potential and actual performance of the land, settlement patterns (whether their cities were like camps or strongholds), and forestry conditions. Caleb (/ˈkeɪləb/), sometimes transliterated as Kaleb (Hebrew: כָּלֵב, Kalev, Hebrew pronunciation: [kaˈlev]; Tiberian vocalization: Kālēḇ; Hebrew Academy: Kalev), is a figure who appears in the Hebrew Bible as a representative of the Tribe of Judah during the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land. All the "people that had been numbered, from twenty years old and upward," perished in the wilderness except these two.