chesil Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
chesil in Easton's Bible Dictionary
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.
chesil in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(idolatrous), a town in the extreme south of Israel, #Jos 15:30| 15 miles southwest of Beersheba. In #Jos 19:4| the name is BETHUL.
chesil in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
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.
chesil in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
S. of Judah (Joshua 15:30). Perhaps the same as Bethul, of Simeon, within Judah's inheritance, or Bethuel (Joshua 19:4; 1 Chronicles 4:30; 1 Samuel 30:27), "Bethel" among the cities of the extreme S.