Caleb was the great-grandfather of the

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Bezalel in the

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. He is mentioned in

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2:18 as "Caleb son of

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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 that refers to one of the two Calebs who are 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 1 Chronicles, the names Carmi (כרמי] (2:4, ''KahReMeeY'', "My Vineyard"] and Chelubai (2:9) �לובי, ''KLOoBah-eeY''also refer to Caleb �לב, ''KehLehB'', "Dog"

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