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Chesil

Ungodly, a town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:30); probably the same as Bethul (19:4) and Bethuel (1 Chr. 4:30); now Khelasa.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(idolatrous), a town in the extreme south of Palestine, (Joshua 15:30) 15 Miles southwest of Beersheba. In (Joshua 19:4) the name is Bethul.

In the Bible

1

Verses where Chesil is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

Scripture on Chesil

3

Entries that reference Chesil

2

Chesil references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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