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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
Aziza: Descendant of Zattu, had married a foreign woman Eliashib: Israelite who married a foreign woman during Ezra's time Elioenai: An Israelite who married a foreign woman Jeremoth: A descendant of Zattu who married a foreign wife Mattaniah: Descendant of Elam, who divorced his foreign wife Zabad: Israelite who married a foreign wife Zattu: Ancestor of returning exiles
Glossary
Aziza Book of Ezra Elephantine Papyri Eliashib Eliezer Elioenai First Book of Esdras Genealogy Jeremoth Mattaniah Shimei Zabad Zattu
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 Aziza: Son of Zattu Church: Rules of Discipline In, Mosaic and Christian Decision: Israelites Eliashib: Name of Three Israelites Mentioned In Elioenai: An Israelite Jebusites: Not Exterminated, but They Intermarry with the Israelites Jeremoth: One of the Family of Zattu Mattaniah: Four Israelites Who Divorced Their Gentile Wives After the Captivity Zabad: Three Israelites Who Divorced Their Gentile Wives Zattu: One Whose Descendants Returned with Zerubbabel