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Chilion

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: C By: James P. Boyd

Ruth 1:2‑4

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(sickly). Husband of Orpah (Ruth 1:2-4²And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. ³And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. ⁴And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. (Ruth 1:2‑4)).

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