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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
Benaiah: An Israelite who married a foreign woman during the Exile Jaddai: Israelite who agreed to put away his foreign wife Jeiel: A descendant of Nebo who married a foreign wife Joel: An Israelite who married a foreign woman during the Exile Mattithiah: Descendant of Nebo, who divorced his foreign wife Zabad: Israelite who married a foreign wife Zebina: Israelite who married a foreign woman
Places
Nebo: A town in Judah, possibly named after a person
Glossary
Benaiah Book of Ezra Elephantine Papyri First Book of Esdras Genealogy Jaddai Jeiel Joel (Person) Mattithiah Nebo (Person) Zabad Zebina
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 Benaiah: Son of Nebo Church: Rules of Discipline In, Mosaic and Christian Decision: Israelites Jebusites: Not Exterminated, but They Intermarry with the Israelites Jeiel: A Priest Who Was Defiled by Marriage to an Idolatrous Woman Joel: One of Nebo's Family Mattithiah: An Israelite Who Divorced his Gentile Wife After the Captivity Nebo: The Ancestor of Certain Jews Zabad: Three Israelites Who Divorced Their Gentile Wives Zebina: Son of Nebo