1Ch 4:15 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 15. Caleb the son of Jephunneh ] We have already met with this eminent person in , and elsewhere; and seen his courageous piety and inflexible integrity. The Targum says here, "They called him Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, because he had purged his soul from the counsel of the spies."

‏ 1 Chronicles 4:15

Verse 15. Caleb the son of Jephunneh] We have already met with this eminent person in Nu 13:6, 30; 14:24, and elsewhere; and seen his courageous piety and inflexible integrity. The Targum says here, "They called him Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, because he had purged his soul from the counsel of the spies."