Bible Dictionary

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.

Easton'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.

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.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & 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.

Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)

foolishness