Caleb

Family: Israelites · Role: Miriam's husband · First appears: The Pious Midwives

Miriam was united with Caleb, and their union was said to give rise to the royal house of David. After Miriam recovered from a grievous sickness and regained her youth and beauty, Caleb later married Bithiah, also called Thermutis; he was described as a suitable husband for her.

Relationship record

Life events

• Miriam was united with Caleb.(The Pious Midwives)
  • With: Miriam
  • “from Miriam's union with Caleb sprang the royal house of David.”
• Miriam recovered from a grievous sickness and regained her youth and beauty.(The Pious Midwives)
  • With: Miriam
  • “She contracted a grievous sickness, and though it was thought by all that saw her that death would certainly overtake her, she recovered, and God restored her youth, and bestowed unusual beauty upon her,”
• Bithiah married Caleb.(The Infancy Of Moses)
  • With: Thermutis
  • “She married Caleb later on, and he was a suitable husband for her.”

The Pious Midwives

• married with Miriam “Jochebed became the mother of the priest Aaron and of the Levite Moses, and from Miriam's union with Caleb sprang the royal house of David.”

The Infancy Of Moses

• married with Thermutis “She married Caleb later on, and he was a suitable husband for her.”

Also listed in Israelites — Minor Figures

⭐ Constellation map → · 📖 Read the original → · 🗂 Character index → · 🕰 Chronicle → · 📍 Places →

Extracted from the original text of The Legends of the Jews, Volume II. Made with Rho MD.