Kaleb of Axum

Kaleb of Axum
ካሌብ
Ἐλεσβαᾶς τῆς Ἀξωμιτῆς
Coin of the Axumite king Kaleb
King of Axum
Reign514534
PredecessorOusas
SuccessorGebre Meskel
BornAxum, Kingdom of Axum
IssueIsrael
Gebre Meskel
Possibly Gebre Krestos (Gebru)
King Kaleb: Saint Elesbaan
King of Axum
Venerated inOriental Orthodox Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Feast

Kaleb (Ge'ez: ካሌብ, Latin: Caleb), also known as Elesbaan (Ge'ez: እለ አጽብሐ, Koinē Greek: Ἐλεσβαᾶς), was King of Aksum, which was situated in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea.