Person Old Testament
Hareph
Hareph, a descendant of Caleb, was the father of Beth-gader, as mentioned in the genealogy of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:51.
Why it matters. A descendant of Caleb, son of Hur.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hareph
Hareph is mentioned briefly in 1Ch.2.51 as a descendant of Caleb, the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah. He is identified as the father of Beth-gader, which is likely a reference to a town or a region associated with his family. The genealogy in 1Chronicles 2 traces the descendants of Judah, focusing particularly on the line of Caleb, who was one of the faithful spies who encouraged the Israelites to trust in God and enter the Promised Land (Numbers 13-14). Caleb was rewarded for his faithfulness with a special inheritance in the land of Canaan. The mention of Hareph in this genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage and the recording of descendants in the Old Testament. It also shows how the tribe of Judah, from which King David and ultimately Jesus Christ would descend, grew and established itself in the land of Israel.
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
- Hur
- Children
- Beth-gader
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)