Man living before Israel's Monarchy
Chilion was the son of Elimelech and Naomi, and the husband of Orpah.
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Also known as Kilion
Chilion was the son of Elimelech and Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah. He had a brother named Mahlon. During a famine, Elimelech, Naomi, and their two sons went to live in the country of Moab (Rut.1.1-2). While in Moab, Chilion married a Moabite woman named Orpah, and Mahlon married Ruth (Rut.1.4). Tragically, Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon died in Moab, leaving Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah as widows (Rut.1.3,5). When Naomi decided to return to Judah, Orpah remained in Moab, while Ruth chose to accompany her mother-in-law (Rut.1.6-18). Later, when Boaz redeemed the land that had belonged to Elimelech, he also acquired the right to marry Ruth and continue the lineage of Mahlon and Chilion (Rut.4.9-10).
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The pining one, the younger son of Elimelech and Naomi, and husband of Orpah, Ruth’s sister (Ruth 1:2; 4:9).
finished; complete; perfect
CHILI'ON (sickly), son of Naomi, and husband of Ruth. Ruth 1:2-5; Ruth 4:9-10.
CHILI'ON (sickly), son of Naomi, and husband of Ruth. Ruth 1:2-5; Ruth 4:9-10.
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3 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H3630
The manʼs name was Elimelech, his wifeʼs name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.
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