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Chilion
Chilion was the son of Elimelech and Naomi, and the husband of Orpah.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
The pining one, the younger son of Elimelech and Naomi, and husband of Orpah, Ruth's sister (Ruth 1:2; 4:9).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Orpah
Siblings
Mahlon
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Ruth 1:2.
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Verses that name Chilion
- Ruth 1:2 The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s 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.
- Ruth 1:5 both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
- Ruth 4:9 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.