KJV ORIGINAL
And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists five men from the family line of Harim who had married foreign women and needed to address this situation.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a detailed list of Jewish men who had married foreign women during the Babylonian exile period. After returning to Jerusalem around 458 BC, Ezra discovered that many Jewish men had intermarried with pagan women from surrounding nations, which was forbidden because it led to religious compromise and idol worship. The community was working through this crisis by identifying all those involved.
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