Mark of Caleb's grave, Timnat Serah

Caleb,meaning "Faithful" the son of Jephunneh, is an important figure in the Hebrew Bible, noted for his faith in God when the Hebrew nation refused to enter the "promised land" of Canaan. Image File history File links Caleb2. ... Image File history File links Caleb2. ... Timnath-heres or Timnath-serah was the town given to Joshua in the Bible. ... Jephunneh (יְפֻנֶּה) is a Biblical name which means for whom a way is prepared, and may refer to: Father of Caleb the spy, appears to have belonged to an Edomitish tribe called Kenezites, from Kenaz their founder. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Hebrews (syns. ... // [[Image:]] Map of Canaan For other uses, see Canaan (disambiguation). ...

===Caleb is cool

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When the Hebrews came to the outskirts of Canaan, the land that had been promised them by God, after having fled slavery in Egypt, Moses (the Hebrew leader) sent twelve scouts (or spies, meraglim in Hebrew) into Canaan to report on what was there - one spy representing each of the twelve (landed) tribes. Ten of the scouts returned to say that the land would be impossible to claim, and that giants lived there who would crush the Hebrew army. Only two, Joshua (from the tribe of Ephraim) and Caleb (representing Judah), returned and said that God would be able to deliver Canaan into the hands of the Hebrew nation. // [[Image:]] Map of Canaan For other uses, see Canaan (disambiguation). ... Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ... Joshua, Jehoshuah or Yehoshua. ... This entry incorporates text from the public domain Eastons Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. ... Look up Judah in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The Bible records that, because of the testimony of the ten scouts, the Hebrews chose not to enter Canaan: for this disobedience, God caused them to wander in the desert for forty years before being allowed to enter Canaan and conquer it as their home. It is said that the only adult Hebrews allowed to survive these forty years and enter Canaan were Joshua and Caleb, as a reward for their faith in God. This is recorded in the Book of Numbers. The Book of Numbers is the fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew ba-midbar במדבר, i. ...

Caleb in the book of Joshua (Deuteronomistic History)

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He is mentioned again later, being more than 80 years old, talking about his thankfulness for God's blessings. (Joshua 14:6-11) The city of Hebron and its surrounding territory were assigned to him. He then declared that the one who conquered Debir (Kiriath-Sepher) should be given his daughter Achsah as a wife. The one winning this prize was his younger brother Othniel, who later became the first judge after Joshua (Joshua 15:13-19). The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in both the Hebrew Tanakh and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ... The Deuteronomist (D) is one of the sources of the Torah postulated by the documentary hypothesis that treats the texts of Scripture as products of human intellect, working in time. ... Image File history File links Wikisource-logo. ... The original Wikisource logo. ... Encyclopædia Britannica, the eleventh edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Arabic الخليل Government City Also Spelled al-Khalil (officially) al-Halil (unofficially) Governorate Hebron Population 166,000 (2006) Jurisdiction  dunams Head of Municipality Mustafa Abdel Nabi Hebron (Arabic:   al-ḪalÄ«l or al KhalÄ«l; Hebrew:  , Standard Hebrew: Ḥevron, Tiberian Hebrew: Ḥeḇrôn) is a city in the southern Judea... A Biblical name, Debir may refer to: The most inner and sacred part of Solomons Temple, most commonly known as Sanctum Santorum. A Canaanite king of Eglon, slain by Joshua. ... This entry incorporates text from Eastons Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation. ...

Caleb's tomb

Tradition places Caleb's tomb near that of Joshua who, according to Joshua 24:30, is buried in Timnat Serah ( also known as Timnath-heres). The similarly named Palestinian village of Kifl Hares, located northwest of Ariel in the Samarian region of the West Bank, now encircles both tombs. Timnath-heres or Timnath-serah was the town given to Joshua in the Bible. ... Timnath-Heres or Timnath-Serah was the town given to Joshua in the Bible. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Kifl Hares city hall Kifl Hares is a Palestinian village located northwest of the Israeli settlement-city of Ariel in the Samarian region of the West Bank. ... A neighbourhood in Ariel Hebrew אריאל Arabic اريئيل Name Meaning Lion of God Founded in 1978 Government City (from 1998) District Judea and Samaria Area Population 16,900 (2004) Jurisdiction 30,000 dunams (30 km²) Mayor Ron Nachman The city of Ariel (‎; Arabic: ) is an Israeli city, located in the seam zone... “Shomron” redirects here. ...

Footnotes/sources

1. Gary N. Knoppers, I Chronicles 1 - 9 (New York:Doubleday, 2003), p. 305; also see pp. 347-349 in the same book. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Book of Chronicles is a book in the Hebrew Bible (also see Old Testament). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Doubleday is one of the largest book publishing companies in the world. ...

See also

• Animal names as first names in Hebrew

• The Chronicler

• Gary Knoppers: the Chronicler (a summary)

The Hebrew Languague has many first names which are animal names, some of which are derived from the Bible, while others are more modern. ... Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica) is historical account of facts and events in chronological order. ...

External links

• The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1908
• Calev in the Biblical Encyclopedia Tanakh Profiles (Hebrew/English) See also translations of names.