Person Old Testament
Chelub
Also known as Chelub =ESV, KJV; Kelub =NIV
Chelub, Caleb's brother and Hezron's son, was Mehir's father. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:11.
Why it matters. Caleb's brother, son of Hezron
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Chelub
Chelub, mentioned in 1Ch.4.11, was the brother of Caleb and the son of Hezron. He was the father of Mehir.
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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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)