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Chelub

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

A Hebrew word meaning a cage, as in Jeremiah 5:27. It is also the name of two men: (1) The brother of Shuah and father of Mehir of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:11). In the Septuagint Χαλὸβ. (2) The father of David's chief gardener, Ezri (1 Chronicles 27:26), 1014 B.C. In the Septuagint χελύβ.

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Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Chelub'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​c/chelub.html. 1901.