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Calitas

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(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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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.
 
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