In the Bible, Caleb was the great-grandfather of the

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. He is mentioned in

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2:18 as "Caleb son of

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". 1 Samuel 25:3 states that

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, the husband of

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before

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, was "of the house of Caleb". It is not stated whether this refers to one of the two Calebs mentioned in the Bible, or another person bearing the same name. According to North Robert North, S.J. ''The Chronicler...'', ''The New Jerome Biblical Commentary'', Prentice Hll, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1990, page 365 in 1st Chronicles the names Carmi (כרמי] (2:4, ''KahReMeeY'', "My Vineyard"] Chelubai(2:9) �לובי, ''KLOoBah-eeY''also refer to Caleb �לב, ''KehLehB'',"Dog"

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