• Caleb gave his name apparently to a part of the south country (1 Samuel 30:14 ) of Judah, the district between Hebron and Carmel, which had been assigned to him. When he gave up the city of Hebron to the priests as a city of refuge, he retained possession of the surrounding country (Joshua 21:11,12; Compare 1 Samuel 25:3 ).

    Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

    Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Caleb'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/caleb.html. 1897.