Judges 1:12
Caleb said,“To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife.”
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- Josh 15:16-17 : 16 Caleb said,“To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife.” 17 When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, captured it, Caleb gave Achsah his daughter to him as a wife.
- 1 Sam 17:25 : 25 The men of Israel said,“Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father’s house exempt from tax obligations in Israel.”
- 1 Sam 18:23 : 23 So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately to David. David replied,“Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!”
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- Josh 15:13-197 verses98%
13Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba(that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the LORD’s instructions to Joshua.(Arba was the father of Anak.)
14Caleb drove out from there three Anakites– Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
15From there he attacked the people of Debir.(Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
16Caleb said,“To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife.”
17When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, captured it, Caleb gave Achsah his daughter to him as a wife.
18One time Achsah came and charmed her father so that she could ask him for some land. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her,“What would you like?”
19She answered,“Please give me a special present. Since you have given me land in the Negev, now give me springs of water.” So he gave her both upper and lower springs.
- Judg 1:13-153 verses91%
13When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it, Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as a wife.
14One time Achsah came and charmed her father so she could ask him for some land. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her,“What would you like?”
15She answered,“Please give me a special present. Since you have given me land in the Negev, now give me springs of water.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
- Judg 1:10-112 verses79%
10The men of Judah attacked the Canaanites living in Hebron.(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba.) They killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
11From there they attacked the people of Debir.(Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
- 1 Chr 2:48-503 verses79%
48Caleb’s concubine Maacah bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
49She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.
50These were the descendants of Caleb.The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath: Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim,
- 1 Chr 2:18-192 verses74%
18Caleb’s Descendants Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah(also known as Jerioth). Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
- Josh 21:11-122 verses74%
11They assigned them Kiriath Arba(Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas.
12(Now the city’s fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)
- Josh 14:12-143 verses72%
12Now, assign me this hill country which the LORD promised me at that time! No doubt you heard at that time that the Anakites live there in large, fortified cities. But, assuming the LORD is with me, I will conquer them, as the LORD promised.”
13Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron.
14So Hebron remains the assigned land of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this very day because he remained loyal to the LORD God of Israel.
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46Caleb’s concubine Ephah bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
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56(But the city’s land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.)
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20Caleb received Hebron, just as Moses had promised. He drove out the three Anakites.
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6from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
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36The exception is Caleb son of Jephunneh; he will see it and I will give him and his descendants the territory on which he has walked, because he has wholeheartedly followed me.”
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42More of Caleb’s Descendants The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel’s brother:His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.
- Gen 24:37-382 verses68%
37My master made me swear an oath. He said,‘You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,
38but you must go to the family of my father and to my relatives to find a wife for my son.’
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15Now Makir married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites.(His sister’s name was Maacah.)Zelophehad was Manasseh’s second son; he had only daughters.
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2Her father said,“I really thought you absolutely despised her, so I gave her to your best man. Her younger sister is more attractive than she is. Take her instead!”
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17Then Saul said to David,“Here’s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior for me and fight the battles of the LORD.”For Saul thought,“There’s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!”
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8And every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any of the tribes of the Israelites must become the wife of a man from any family in her father’s tribe, so that every Israelite may retain the inheritance of his fathers.
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24Only my servant Caleb, because he had a different spirit and has followed me fully– I will bring him into the land where he had gone, and his descendants will possess it.
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6The men of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him,“You know what the LORD said about you and me to Moses, the man of God, at Kadesh Barnea.
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24After Hezron’s death, Caleb slept with Ephrath, his father Hezron’s widow, and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
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29And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai. And the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
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19These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
- Judg 14:2-32 verses66%
2When he got home, he told his father and mother,“A Philistine girl in Timnah has caught my eye. Now get her for my wife.”
3But his father and mother said to him,“Certainly you can find a wife among your relatives or among all our people! You should not have to go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines.” But Samson said to his father,“Get her for me, because she is the right one for me.”
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21Later Hezron slept with the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead.(He had married her when he was sixty years old.) She bore him Segub.
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40So the servants of David went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her,“David has sent us to you to bring you back to be his wife.”
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16(Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer. He burned it and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city. He gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, who had married Solomon.)