Caleb (son of Jephunneh)

Caleb (son of Jephunneh) is a Joshua's compatriot living at the time of Egypt and the wilderness and the conquest. He is named in 28 verses of the Bible, first in Numbers 13:6.

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Verses

Numbers

• Numbers 13:6
  Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
• Numbers 13:30
  And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.Then 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 14:6
  And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
• Numbers 14:24
  But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.But 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.
• Numbers 14:30
  Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
• Numbers 14:38
  But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.
• Numbers 26:65
  For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
• Numbers 32:12
  Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord.not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’
• Numbers 34:19
  And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 1:36
  Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the Lord.except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”

Joshua

• Joshua 14:6
  Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh–barnea.Then 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 14:13
  And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
• Joshua 14:14
  Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel.Therefore 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 15:13
  And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.According 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 15:14
  And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
• Joshua 15:16
  And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
• Joshua 15:17
  And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
• Joshua 15:18
  And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?One 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?”
• Joshua 21:12
  But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

Judges

• Judges 1:12
  And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
• Judges 1:13
  And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
• Judges 1:14
  And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?One 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
  And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.“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 1:20
  And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
• Judges 3:9
  And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 30:14
  We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 4:15
  And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
• 1 Chronicles 6:56
  But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.