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Ezra addressed the issue of marrying idol-worshipping foreigners. The Jewish leaders had permitted this practice, even though the early settlers had promised to stay away from pagan influences (Ezra 4:1–5). Ezra prayed for the nation and assisted those who felt guilty about their sins to correct their actions.
People
Eliezer: A Levite who married a foreign woman Jozabad: A Levite who married a foreign woman Judah: A Levite who married a foreign woman Kelaiah: A Levite who married a foreign woman Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites Pethahiah: Levite who married a foreign woman Shimei: Levite who married a foreign wife during the exile
Glossary
Book of Ezra Elephantine Papyri Eliezer First Book of Esdras Genealogy Jozabad Judah (Person) Kelaiah Pethahiah Shimei
Topics
Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God: Sin of, to be Confessed, Deeply Repented of, and Forsaken Ammonites: Jews Intermarry With Amorites: Intermarry with Jews Christian Minister: Priests and Levites Church: Rules of Discipline In, Mosaic and Christian Decision: Israelites Eliezer: A Levite Jebusites: Not Exterminated, but They Intermarry with the Israelites Jozabad: Three Levites Judah: Name of Two Exiled Priests Kelaiah: A Levite Who Divorced his Gentile Wife After the Captivity Levites: Intermarried with Canaanites Pethahiah: A Levite Who Divorced his Gentile Wife Shimei: A Levite Who Put Away (Divorced) his Gentile Wife