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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
Amariah: Israelite who agreed to put away his foreign wife Joseph: An Israelite who married a foreign woman Shallum: Israelite who married a foreign woman during Ezra's time
Glossary
Amariah Azael Book of Ezra Elephantine Papyri First Book of Esdras Genealogy Joseph Shallum Zabad
Topics
Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God: Sin of, to be Confessed, Deeply Repented of, and Forsaken Amariah: A Returned Exile--Divorces his Idolatrous Wife 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 Joseph: A Returned Exile Shallum: A Son of Bani, Who Put Away (Divorced) his Wife