Aug 01 2008

Name

Published by Marlan at 10:43 pm under Caleb, Family, Religion

Caleb Marlan Walker

** UPDATE **

Sally and I have different reasons for liking the name (or I maybe I am wrong). But I have always loved the story of Caleb and Joshua being the only among the scouts of 12 tribes that had faith when faced with the armies of the Canaanites. As a result, the Children of Isreal wandered for 40 years, and of those who originally left Egypt, only Caleb and Joshua were permitted to enter the promised land.

6 ΒΆ And aJoshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:

7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.

8 If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.

9 Only arebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: bfear them not.

24 But my servant aCaleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath bfollowed me fully, him will I cbring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.

2 responses so far

  1. # Tinaon 02 Aug 2008 at 10:44 am

    Good choice!

    I looked up the meaning. FYI–Hebrew “Ka” which means “like as” and “Lev” which means “heart”= like the heart. Also, in Hebrew, the name is spelled with the same consonants as the word “dog”. Perfect for the dog loving Walker clan!

  2. # Stacion 03 Aug 2008 at 9:17 am

    wow…that is deep. I usually just pick the name I like.

    BTW…Caleb was in the running for Jackson too.

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