KJV ORIGINAL
And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
From the family of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists six men from the family group of Zattu who had married foreign women and needed to address this situation according to God's law.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a detailed list of Jewish men who had married foreign women during the Babylonian exile period, around 458 BC. Ezra the priest was leading a spiritual reformation to restore proper worship and obedience to God's law after the Jews returned from captivity. Intermarriage with pagan peoples was forbidden because it often led the Israelites away from worshiping the true God.
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