Calebite

[key-luh-bahyt]

noun

1. a member of a tribe descended from Caleb.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Calebites.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Calebite¹

Caleb + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

So in still later tradition, all the sons of Jacob with the exception of Joseph find their last resting-place at Hebron, and in Jewish prayers for the dead it is besought that their souls may be bound up with those of the patriarchs, or that they may go to the cave of Machpelah and thence to the Cherubim.27 The increasing prominence of the old Calebite locality is not the least interesting phase in the comparative study of the patriarchal traditions.

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But the mixed elements were ultimately reckoned among the descendants of Judah, through Hezron the “father” of Caleb and Jerahmeel, and just as the southern groups finally became incorporated in Israel, so it is to be observed that although Hebron and Abraham have gained the first place in the patriarchal history, the traditions are no longer specifically Calebite, but are part of the common Israelite heritage.

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The woman was sensible and beautiful, but the man was rough and ill-mannered; and he was a Calebite.

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Its seat was at Carmel, and Abigail, the wife of the Calebite Nabal, was taken by David after her husband's death.

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