Person Old Testament
Iru
Iru was a son of Caleb, along with his brothers Elah and Naam. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:15.
Why it matters. Son of Caleb, brother of Elah and Naam.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Iru
Iru is mentioned in 1Ch.4.15 as one of the sons of Caleb, son of Jephunneh. He is listed along with his brothers Elah and Naam. The passage is part of a genealogy tracing the descendants of Judah. No other details are provided about Iru's life or family. As a son of Caleb, he was from the tribe of Judah and lived during the period of Israel's settlement in Canaan.
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)