One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Caleb. Every Caleb in the Bible
- verses
- 29
- first named
- Numbers 13:6
- last named
- 1 Chronicles 6:56
- period
- Egypt and Wilderness – Conquest
- role
- Joshua's compatriot
Description
Who was Caleb?
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).
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
The 10 best-attested of 17 are drawn. All 17 are listed below.
Child of
Father of
- AchsahregistryJudges 1:14Joshua 15:16
- Elahregistry1 Chronicles 4:15
- Iruregistry1 Chronicles 4:15
- Naamregistry1 Chronicles 4:15
Sibling of
Stands in the same events as
- Achsah11 events
- Joshua7 events
- Giving5 events
- Hebron5 events
- Moses3 events
- Negeb3 events
- Othniel3 events
- Israel2 events
- Spring2 events
- Kadesh2 events
- Judah1 event
- LORD1 event
and 19 more, ordered by how many events they share.
Places
Where this happens
The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.
The pattern
Where Caleb is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
29 verses across 6 of 66 books; 60 write the name nowhere. Named in Numbers (9), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (9), Judges (6), 1 Samuel (2) and 1 Chronicles (2).
Read it
Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 29, across 6 books.
Onward
Where this page goes
Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.
Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Numbers 13Caleb quiets the people and urges them to go up and take possession of the land.
- Numbers 14Caleb tore his clothes, spoke for the goodness of the land, and was promised entry because he followed wholeheartedly.
- Joshua 14Caleb reminded Joshua of his faithful report and claimed the hill country where the Anakim lived.
- Joshua 15Caleb received Hebron, drove out Anak’s three sons, offered Acsah as the prize for capturing Debir, and gave her the upper and lower springs.
- Judges 1Caleb offered Acsah in marriage to the man who captured Debir and later gave her the upper and lower springs.
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