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109.Ezra Reads the Law to the PeopleGustave Doré

Chelluh

כְּלוּהוּ/KEL-oo/

“completed.”

Summary

One of the sons of Bani who divorced his foreign wife after the Babylonian exile in obedience to Ezra's decree.

☩Identity

Chelluh was among the 'sons of Bani' listed by Ezra as having married foreign wives during the Babylonian exile. In response to Ezra's call for repentance and adherence to the law, he put away his Gentile wife around 458 BC.

Key verses:Ezra 10:35

Related Verses1 mention

Ezra· 1 verse

10:35

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Chelluh," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.George Morrish, "Chelluh," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).