Bible Person
Meaning: a dog; a crow; a basket · Male · 7 cross references
This Caleb entry refers to Caleb son of Hezron in Judah's genealogies, not Caleb son of Jephunneh the spy. He is a clan ancestor whose family branches help fill out the internal structure of Judah. First appears in 1 Chr 2:9.1
Name meaning
a dog; a crow; a basket
Identity
male
First appears
1 Chr 2:9
AI summary: This Caleb matters because the cross references use him as a central node in the genealogical development of Judah. Through his wives, children, and connected settlements, the text preserves multiple sub-branches that later shape Judah's internal identity. His significance is not heroic conquest but ancestral continuity. Taken together, the material presents this Caleb as a Judahite forefather whose family network helps explain how the tribe's remembered structure takes shape.1
Central Figure
Caleb
Meaning: a dog; a crow; a basket
One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah.
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Name meaning
a dog; a crow; a basket
Identity
male
One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chr. 2:9). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.