Caleb ([pronunciation?]; כָּלֵב, Kalev; Tiberian vocalization: Kālēḇ; Hebrew Academy: Kalev) is a male given name. A character called Caleb is named in the Bible. A reference to him may also be found in the Quran, although his name is not mentioned.
When the Hebrews came to the outskirts of Canaan, the land that had been promised to them by God, after having fled slavery in Egypt, Moses (the Hebrew leader) sent twelve spies (Hebrew: מרגלים, meraglim) into Canaan to report on what was there—one spy representing each of the Twelve Tribes. Ten of the spies returned to say that the land would be impossible to claim, and that giants lived there who would crush the Hebrew army. Only two, Joshua (from the tribe of Ephraim) and Caleb (representing Judah), returned and said that God would be able to deliver Canaan into the hands of the Hebrew nation.
The Bible records that, because of the testimony of ten of the spies, the Hebrews chose not to enter Canaan. For this disobedience, God caused them to wander in the desert for forty years before being allowed to enter Canaan and conquer it as their home. The only adult Israelites allowed to survive these forty years and enter Canaan were Joshua and Caleb (son of Jephunneh), as a reward for their faith in God. This is recorded in the Book of Numbers. Caleb is called "my servant" by God in Numbers 14:24, a position of the highest honor heretofore used only for Moses. Caleb, son of Jephunneh,first mentioned in the above account (Numbers 13:6) is not to be confused with another Caleb, great-grandson of Judah through Tamar( 1 Chronicles 2:3-9). This other Caleb was the son of Hezron, and his wife was Azubah (I Chronicles 2:18,19).
Caleb
[Tony Kakko]
There is a man in this world, who has never smiled
You may know his tragedy, the later years, by heart
In the beginning, there was a mother, a father, and a child
A troubled little silent boy, whose life they worked to destroy
Known to us from this day on
By his father,
Caleb.
His mother came up with such a clever way to save the day with a little white lie.
He thinks he missed the point back then, but now he's grown to understand it, in a way.
"Father said "I'm sorry" only once, as I remember"
"The words were not meant to hurt, only destroy you, my stupid son..."
One person can make a difference, sometimes...
Just turn his head when the kid is still and has a weak neck.
Smiled at his funeral, "happy you're dead."
All his solutions, it seemed, were only problems in disguise
Glueing on his drinkin' face, got ready to erase another day...
Mother was yet confident, although they had it tight, taught her son
At the end of every tunnel's a little light.
It wasn't a lie, it was her hope, that everything would be fine one day
"He can fulfill his every dream, I'm happy as long as he's not."
"I hate it and fear can't face it
the child is not right, he's my greatest shame
Go out, create thunder, and stand right under
That old apple tree
Where dead snakes let him feed on those
Lost hopes, all those kind words could hurt him even more, now
Somehow, lost one more way back home
Out on the lake, he rows towards a monster he should've been running away from, years ago.
The past had made him blind to the way he'd turned the pain into a way of life.
Followed his father, tucked him in, Caleb knows the trade.
He's the portrait of a man his mother drew to hate forever.
She was a beast, a deadly saint, wrong in many ways
Wanted to keep up the charade, until the end waltzing together
Over the hills, under the sea,
Fighting the will, whole Universe
Why does a man driving a hearse
Live in fear, Gift and a Curse
Taking 'em out, taking 'em all,
Shooting the wall, over and out
When nothing moves, all's well,
A decision he can find a way to live with
...and dried up flowers are so beautiful.
And it applies to all things living, and dead.
For that I serve my time... in my suite in Hell.
"Now I ring the bell to tell the world,
I'm ready when they bring out the soon to be dead against the wall ..."
oo-oo-ooo
This necessary evil has no heart
ooo-oo-ooo
Flowers and people he will now enlace
A price he must pay serving a cold
You run
You run as far as you can run from love
You run
You fight
You fight love like a champion fights
You run
You fight
To the ends of the world
To the ends of the world
To the ends of the world
To the ends of the world
I run
I run as fast as I can run to love
I run
I fight for you
I fight til I die for you
Still you can't escape my heart
You can't escape my heart
Cause my heart runs
To the ends of the world
To the ends of the world
To the ends of the world
To the ends of the world
When your heart is broken
You try and run yet you hardly stand
And your knees are shaking
Your stride is breaking
Like you're running in the sand
And your pace is slowing
And your eyes they see no end
When I have you in my arms
I feel you in my arms
You'll know when love begins
To the ends of the world
To the ends of the world
To the ends of the world
To the ends of the world
You can't escape my heart
You can't escape my heart
I fight for you
I fight til I die for you
Still you can't escape my heart
If days were done,
If all we’ve made in this lifetime runs,
And all we have is make-believe.
If fears run first,
If courage struggles to just keep up,
If we’re trying to believe,
If this river runs dry,
This river runs dry ooh,
I’ll be here, standing here, waiting for you,
I know you’ll be waiting too.
Ooooh x2
If nights were gone,
If hope burns brighter than the morning sun,
And all the troubles fell away.
And if life is kind, the stars align,
And we know what we believe,
And if finally we see.
But if this river runs dry,
This river runs dry ooh,
I’ll be here, standing here, waiting for you,
I know you’ll be waiting too.
If you’re wondering,
If we should wander back,
And then we find we’re right on track.
But if these miles we’ve made
Have been in the wrong direction,
Take my hand; we’ll turn this all around.
And it might take some time,
But it’ll be alright.
Alright.
If this river runs dry,
This river runs dry ooh,
Be here, standing here, waiting for you,
I know you’ll be waiting too.
This is love
This is peace
This is the sound of new spring's melody
This is understanding
This is uplifting, lifting life
This is hatred
This is war
This is the sound of a thousand thunder storms
This is confusion
This is heart breaking, breaking life
(CHORUS)
I have climbed mountains
Crossed these canyons of pain
On this journey home
This is joy and this is hope
This is a thread for the torn and broken soul
This is tragic
This is breath-taking, taking life
It's hard to understand it
Here on the other side
But when I listen closely
I can hear the sound of hope
(CHORUS)
I have climbed mountains
Crossed these canyons of pain
On this journey home
Chasing daylight
Holding hope as my pace
On this journey home
On this journey home
To the shadow of the valley's floor
To the darkness my heart fell victim
I kept my head turned to the right
So all this pain might pass me by
And almost missed it
Standing at the grave where death
Would fight to break all hope away
I found direction
(CHORUS)
I've climbed mountains
Crossed these canyons of pain
On this journey home
Moving forward
Letting the pain of our past reveal the way
On this journey home
I'm on this journey home