A name from Scripture
Chilion
KIL-ee-on
Meaning
Pining; Wasting away; Completion
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Ruth
What it points to
Chilion's early death in a foreign land set in motion the story of redemption through Ruth. Even in tragedy, God was arranging the pieces for His greatest work — turning loss into the lineage of the Messiah.
Verses · King James Version
“And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion.”
Ruth 1:2
“And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.”
Ruth 1:5