Kaleb of Axum
| Kaleb of Axum ካሌብ Ἐλεσβαᾶς τῆς Ἀξωμιτῆς | |
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| Coin of the Axumite king Kaleb | |
| King of Axum | |
| Reign | 514–534 | 
| Predecessor | Ousas | 
| Successor | Gebre Meskel | 
| Born | Axum, Kingdom of Axum | 
| Issue | Israel Gebre Meskel Possibly Gebre Krestos (Gebru) | 
| King Kaleb: Saint Elesbaan | |
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| King of Axum | |
| Venerated in | Oriental Orthodox Churches Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church | 
| Feast | 
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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.