International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Calitas

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Calitas


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kal´i-tas (Καλιτάς, Kalitás, or Καλειταίς, Kaleitaı́s): One of the Levites who put away their foreign wives at the request of Esdras (Ezra), 1 Esdras 9:23, “Colius, who was called Calitas.” It is the Greek form of Hebrew Kelita (compare parallel passage, , elaiah, the same is Kelita”). He is also named with those who explained the law when read to the people by Esdras (1 Esdras 9:48; compare ). It is not certain whether he is to be identified with the Kelita of (one of the Levites who signed the covenant made by Nehemiah). The word probably means “dwarf.”