Chilion
כִּלְיוֹן/KIL-ee-on/
“pining”
Summary
A son of Elimelech and Naomi who married the Moabite woman Orpah and died in the land of Moab during the period of the judges.
☩Family History
Chilion was one of two sons of Elimelech and Naomi who traveled with their parents from Bethlehem to Moab to escape a famine. Both brothers married Moabite women—Chilion married Orpah and his brother Mahlon married Ruth. Both brothers died in Moab within ten years, leaving no children.
Key verses:Ruth 1:2Ruth 1:4-5Ruth 4:9