Caleb (disambiguation)

Caleb (Hebrew: כָּלֵב "Bold; Dog; Crow; Basket", Standard Hebrew Kalev, Tiberian Hebrew Kālēḇ) is a common given name.

In the Hebrew Bible:

• Caleb, the son of Jephunneh is an important figure in the Hebrew Bible, noted for his faith in God when the Hebrew nation refuses to enter the "promised land" of Canaan.
• Caleb is the name of 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 in that chapter (verses 18-20, 42-49).
• Caleb is the "son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah" (1 Chr. 2:50). Some would read the whole passage thus: "These were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, were Shobal, etc." Thus Hur would be the name of the son and not the father of Caleb (ver. 19).

Elsewhere:

• Caleb Temple is the main character appearing in the 1995 television series, American Gothic.
• Caleb is a villain in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series.
• Caleb Nichol is the father of Kirsten and eventually Julie Cooper's husband in The O.C. television series.
• Caleb is also the protagonist of the computer game Blood and its sequel, Blood II: The Chosen.
• The name of a genetically engineered breed of war dog in the Robert A. Heinlein novel, Starship Troopers.
• Caleb, a character in the comic book and animated tv series W.I.T.C.H.

See also: Kalev.