Person
Caleb
Of Judah, one of the twelve spies — the man of another spirit who wholly followed Jehovah; one of only two of the census generation to enter the land, still claiming his mountain at eighty-five.
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- Wilderness / Conquest
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Caleb in Scripture
39 verses use this name, in 6 books. Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture — some of these verses may speak of another person called Caleb.
First namedNumbers 13:6from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;Last named1 Chronicles 6:56But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
Old Testament6 books · 39 mentions
Numbers10 mentions
- Numbers 13:6from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
- Numbers 13:30Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
- Numbers 14:6Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
- Numbers 14:10But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 14:24But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.
5 further mentions in Numbers — read them in the book.
Deuteronomy1 mention
Joshua10 mentions
- Joshua 14:6Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
- Joshua 14:13Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
- Joshua 14:14Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Joshua 15:13According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
- Joshua 15:14And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
5 further mentions in Joshua — read them in the book.
Judges6 mentions
- Judges 1:12And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
- Judges 1:13So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
- Judges 1:14One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
- Judges 1:15“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
- Judges 1:20Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
1 further mention in Judges — read them in the book.
1 Samuel1 mention
1 Chronicles11 mentions
- 1 Chronicles 2:9The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
- 1 Chronicles 2:18Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
- 1 Chronicles 2:19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
- 1 Chronicles 2:24After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
- 1 Chronicles 2:42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
6 further mentions in 1 Chronicles — read them in the book.
Named alongside
Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Numbers 13, Numbers 14, Numbers 26, Numbers 32, Joshua 14, Joshua 15, Judges 1 and 1 Chronicles 2 (the chapters where this name lands most often). Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.
MosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.Numbers 13:1And the LORD said to Moses,
JudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line…Numbers 13:6from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
JoshuaMoses' minister and successor, one of the two faithful spies; he led Israel across Jordan, around Jericho, and through…Numbers 13:16These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
ManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the c…Numbers 13:11from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;
AaronBrother of Moses and Israel's first high priest; his rod budded, his garments were for glory and beauty, and his line c…Numbers 13:26and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
JosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exod…Numbers 13:7from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
EleazarAaron's third son who succeeded him as high priest on Mount Hor, founding the line that runs to Phinehas and Zadok.Numbers 26:1After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
KorahThe Kohathite Levite who led two hundred fifty princes against Moses and Aaron — "ye take too much upon you" — and was…Numbers 26:9and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
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