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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
Benjamin: Israelite who divorced his foreign wife Malluch: Descendant of Harim, who divorced his foreign wife Shemariah: Israelite who married a foreign woman
Glossary
Benjamin (Person) Book of Ezra Elephantine Papyri Eliashib First Book of Esdras Genealogy Malluch Mattaniah Shemariah Shimei Zabad
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 Benjamin: A Son of Harim Church: Rules of Discipline In, Mosaic and Christian Decision: Israelites Jebusites: Not Exterminated, but They Intermarry with the Israelites Malluch: One of the Family of Harim, Who Divorced his Gentile Wife After the Captivity Shemariah: The Name of Two Israelites Who Put Away (Divorced) Gentile Wives