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Ceilan
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Κίλαν, Vulg. Ciaso), a person named (1 Esdras 5:15) as the family head (in connection with Azetas) of sixty-seven Israelites who returned from Babylon; but the Hebrews texts (Ezra 2:16; Nehemiah 7:21) do not contain either name.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ceilan'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/ceilan.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.