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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 priest who married a foreign wife Nathan: An Israelite who married a foreign woman during the Exile Shelemiah: Israelite who married a foreign wife
Glossary
Adaiah Book of Ezra Elephantine Papyri First Book of Esdras Genealogy Nathan Shelemiah 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 Church: Rules of Discipline In, Mosaic and Christian Decision: Israelites Jebusites: Not Exterminated, but They Intermarry with the Israelites Shelemiah: Name of Two Descendants of Bani Who Put Away (Divorced) Gentile Wives