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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
Adaiah: A leader who married a foreign wife Bani: Ancestor of a family who returned from Babylonian exile Jashub: Israelite who married a foreign woman during Ezra's time Jeremoth: A descendant of Bani who married a foreign wife Malluch: Descendant of Bani, who divorced his foreign wife Meshullam: An Israelite who had married a foreign woman Sheal: Israelite who divorced his foreign wife
Glossary
Adaiah Bani Book of Ezra Elephantine Papyri Eliashib Eliezer First Book of Esdras Genealogy Jashub Jeremoth Malluch Mattaniah Meshullam Ramoth (Person) Sheal Shimei Zabad
Topics
Adaiah: Two Sons of Bani 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 Bani: Father of Returned Exiles Church: Rules of Discipline In, Mosaic and Christian Decision: Israelites Jashub: of the Family of Bani Jebusites: Not Exterminated, but They Intermarry with the Israelites Malluch: Son of Bani, Who Divorced his Gentile Wife After the Captivity Meshullam: Son of Bani Who Divorced his Gentile Wife Ramoth: An Israelite at the Time of Ezra: had Taken a Non-Israelite Wife Sheal: A Descendant of Bani, Who Put Away (Divorced) his Gentile Wife