Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Καλιτάς and Καλίτας ), given as the name of one of the Levites who had taken foreign wives after the restoration from Babylon (1 Esdras 9:23,where he is also called COLIUS), and who assisted in expounding the law to the people (1 Esdras 9:48); evidently the KELITA (See KELITA) (q.v.) of the genuine texts (Ezra 10:23; Nehemiah 8:7).
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Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Calitas'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/calitas.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.