People of the Bible › Caleb
Caleb כָּלֵב
Caleb (Chelubai), the son of Hezron, was a descendant of Judah and the father of Hur.
Also called Carmi, Karmi, Chelubai.
Family
| Father | Hezron |
|---|---|
| Mother | a wife of Hezron |
| Spouses | Azubah, Ephah, Ephrathah, Jahdai, Jerioth, Maacah |
| Children | Achsah, Ardon, Hur, Jesher, Shobab, Mesha, Haran, Moza, Gazez, Sheber, Tirhanah, Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, Shaaph, Shaaph, Sheva |
| Brothers and sisters | Ashhur, Jerahmeel, Ram, Segub |
Where Caleb appears
1 Chronicles (10)
Key verses
- 1 Chronicles 2:9 first mention — The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 2:19 — And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
- 1 Chronicles 2:24 — And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 2:46 — And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
- 1 Chronicles 2:48 — Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 2:50 — These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,
- 1 Chronicles 4:1 — The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.