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Caleb (son of Hezron)

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Named at 1 Chronicles 2:18–19: “Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.” 2:42 opens his line, “The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph”; 2:46 and 2:48 name “Ephah, Caleb’s concubine” and “Maacah, Caleb’s concubine”, and 2:49 ends, “and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.” 2:50 reads, “These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah”, where the Korean Revised Version reads 갈렙의 자손 곧 에브라다의 맏아들 훌의 아들은 이러하니 (these were the descendants of Caleb, that is, the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah); the collection does not decide whether WEB’s “Caleb, the son of Hur” is the Caleb of 2:18–19.

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1CH 2:18–20, engwebp
¹⁸Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
¹⁹Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
²⁰Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
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1CH 2:42–49, engwebp
⁴²The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
⁴³The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
⁴⁴Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.
⁴⁵The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
⁴⁶Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.
⁴⁷The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
⁴⁸Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
⁴⁹She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
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1CH 2:50–55, engwebp
⁵⁰These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
⁵¹Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
⁵²Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
⁵³The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
⁵⁴The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
⁵⁵The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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Unresolved interpretation: Caleb the son of Hezron and Caleb the son of Jephunneh

Joshua 15:16–17 says, “Caleb said, ‘He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.’ Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.”
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- JOS 15:15–17, engwebp
  ¹⁵He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.
  ¹⁶Caleb said, “He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”
  ¹⁷Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
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1 Chronicles 2:18 says, “Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth”, and 2:19, “Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.” 2:42 says, “The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn”, and 2:49, “the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.”
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- 1CH 2:18–20, engwebp
  ¹⁸Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
  ¹⁹Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
  ²⁰Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
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- 1CH 2:42–49, engwebp
  ⁴²The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
  ⁴³The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
  ⁴⁴Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.
  ⁴⁵The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
  ⁴⁶Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.
  ⁴⁷The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
  ⁴⁸Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
  ⁴⁹She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
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1 Chronicles 4:15 says, “The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.”
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- 1CH 4:13–15, engwebp
  ¹³The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.
  ¹⁴Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.
  ¹⁵The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
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Joshua 15:16–17 says that Caleb gave Achsah his daughter to Othniel as wife. 1 Chronicles 2:18 names Caleb the son of Hezron, and 2:42 Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel; 2:49 says, “the daughter of Caleb was Achsah”; and 4:15 names the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh. Both editions write the same name in these places (the Korean Revised Version 갈렙, WEB Caleb). This collection records Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Caleb the son of Hezron as two entries, and records the Caleb of Joshua 15:16–17 as Achsah’s father. The text does not say whether the Caleb of 1 Chronicles 2 and Caleb the son of Jephunneh of 4:15 are one man, and this collection does not decide it.

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Hezron (son of Perez) — Father of — Caleb (son of Hezron)

Evidence: 1 Chronicles 2:18–20
Caleb (son of Hezron) — Spouse of — Azubah (wife of Caleb)

Evidence: 1 Chronicles 2:18–20
Caleb (son of Hezron) — Spouse of — Ephrath (wife of Caleb)

Evidence: 1 Chronicles 2:18–20
Caleb (son of Hezron) — Father of — Hur (grandfather of Bezalel)

Evidence: 1 Chronicles 2:18–20
Jerahmeel — Brother of — Caleb (son of Hezron)

Evidence: 1 Chronicles 2:42–49
Caleb (son of Hezron) — Spouse of — Ephah

Evidence: 1 Chronicles 2:42–49
Caleb (son of Hezron) — Spouse of — Maacah (Caleb’s concubine)

Evidence: 1 Chronicles 2:42–49
Took part in (1) — The sons Caleb the son of Hezron had by Azubah and by Jerioth, and Hur, whom Ephrath bore him

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1 Chronicles 2:18 Open that verse

Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

1 Chronicles 2:19 Open that verse

Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

1 Chronicles 2:42 Open that verse

The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

1 Chronicles 2:46 Open that verse

Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.

1 Chronicles 2:48 Open that verse

Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

1 Chronicles 2:49 Open that verse

She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

1 Chronicles 2:50 Open that verse

These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,

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Entry: Caleb (son of Hezron) (person-caleb-hezron)
Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/caleb-hezron
Current wording: Named at 1 Chronicles 2:18–19: “Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.” 2:42 opens his line, “The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph”; 2:46 and 2:48 name “Ephah, Caleb’s concubine” and “Maacah, Caleb’s concubine”, and 2:49 ends, “and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.” 2:50 reads, “These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah”, where the Korean Revised Version reads 갈렙의 자손 곧 에브라다의 맏아들 훌의 아들은 이러하니 (these were the descendants of Caleb, that is, the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah); the collection does not decide whether WEB’s “Caleb, the son of Hur” is the Caleb of 2:18–19.
Cited evidence: 1CH 2:18–20, engwebp / 1CH 2:42–49, engwebp / 1CH 2:50–55, engwebp
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