Chilion was one of the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi from Bethlehem in Judah. He moved with his family to Moab during a famine, married the Moabite woman Orpah, and died there without leaving any children. His death contributed to the tragic circumstances that led Naomi back to Bethlehem.
1In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live for a time in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
2The man's name was Elimelech, his wife's name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They came to the country of Moab and settled there.
2The man's name was Elimelech, his wife's name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They came to the country of Moab and settled there.
When Boaz redeemed Mahlon's property and took Ruth as his wife, the names of Mahlon and Kilion were mentioned in connection with the restoration of the deceased's inheritance in Israel.
9Then Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, "You are witnesses today that I have bought from Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelech and everything that belonged to Kilion and Mahlon.
10And I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon's widow, as my wife, in order to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his town. You are witnesses today."