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Chesil
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
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.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(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.
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
CHE'SIL (fool, or idolatrous), in the south of Judah, Josh 15:30; probably the same as Bethul and Bethuel; if so, it may be at Beit Aula, 7 miles northwest of Hebron.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
foolishness
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
CHE'SIL (fool, or idolatrous), in the south of Judah, Josh 15:30; probably the same as Bethul and Bethuel; if so, it may be at Beit Aula, 7 miles northwest of Hebron.