Chilion כִּלְיוֹן

Chilion was the son of Elimelech and Naomi, and the husband of Orpah.

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Also called Kilion.

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Where Chilion appears

Ruth (3)

Key verses

• Ruth 1:2 first mention — And 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 Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
• Ruth 1:5 — And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
• Ruth 4:9 — And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.