|quickness,| an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple
Mahlon [N] [S] sickly, the elder of Elimelech the Bethlehemite's two sons by Naomi. He married Ruth and died childless ( Ruth 1:2Ruth 1:5 ; Ruth 4:9 Ruth 4:10 ), in the land of Moab. These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.