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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
Abdi: An Israelite who married a foreign wife Elam: Ancestor of exiles who returned to Jerusalem Elijah: A descendant of Elam who married a foreign woman Jehiel: Israelite who married a foreign woman during the Exile Jeremoth: A descendant of Elam who married a foreign wife Mattaniah: Descendant of Zattu, who divorced his foreign wife Zechariah: Israelite who married a foreign woman
Glossary
Abdi Book of Ezra Elam (Person) Elephantine Papyri Eliah Eliezer Elijah First Book of Esdras Genealogy Jehiel Jeremoth Mattaniah Shimei Zechariah (Person)
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 Church: Rules of Discipline In, Mosaic and Christian Decision: Israelites Jebusites: Not Exterminated, but They Intermarry with the Israelites Jehiel: Name of Two Priests Who Married Idolatrous Wives Jeremoth: One of the Sons of Elam Mattaniah: Four Israelites Who Divorced Their Gentile Wives After the Captivity Zechariah (Zecharias): Name of Various Jews After the Captivity