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109.Ezra Reads the Law to the PeopleGustave Doré

Chelal

כְּלָל/KEE-lal/

“completion”

Summary

One of the sons of Pahath-Moab who divorced his foreign wife after the Babylonian exile in obedience to Ezra's command.

☩Identity

Chelal was among those of the house of Pahath-Moab who had taken foreign wives during the exile. When Ezra called for the people to separate from their foreign spouses, Chelal complied around 458 BC.

Key verses:Ezra 10:30

Related Verses1 mention

Ezra· 1 verse

10:30

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Chelal," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Chelal," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.George Morrish, "Chelal," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).