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Chilion or Kilion (Hebrew כִלְיֹון֙, pining, destruction) (d. ca. 2692 AM1311 BC
2449 He
2692 AM) was a son of Elimelech and Naomi and husband of Orpah. He married Orpah in Moabite country, lived there for another ten years, and then died.^[1] (Ruth 1:1-5 )

Genealogy

Salmon

Rahab

Grandfather

Father

Uncle

Elimelech

Naomi

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Orpah

Chilion

Mahlon

Ruth

Boaz

Obed

Meaning of his name

The name Chilion literally means pining or wasting away, like a patient suffering from cancer and its frequent side effect, cachexia. Most commentators see this condition as an illustration of a common consequence of the fall of man.^[2]

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