Person Old Testament
Achsah
Also known as Achsah =ESV, KJV; Aksah =NIV
Achsah is mentioned as the daughter of Caleb, the son of Hur, in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:49.
Why it matters. Daughter of Caleb, the son of Hur
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Achsah
Achsah is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.2.49 as the daughter of Caleb, the son of Hur. This Caleb is not the same person as Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, who appears in the conquest narratives of Joshua and Judges. The genealogy in 1Chronicles 2 focuses on the descendants of Judah, particularly the lineage of Hur, who was the son of Caleb, the son of Hezron.
No further information is provided about Achsah, her life, or any significant events associated with her. Her mention in the genealogy serves to document the family line of Caleb, the son of Hur, and the descendants of Judah.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Caleb
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)