KJV ORIGINAL
Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists four men from the family of Bebai who were part of a group being recorded during a time of spiritual restoration in Israel.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a list in Ezra 10 documenting Jewish men who had married foreign women after returning from Babylonian exile. The religious leaders were requiring these men to divorce their foreign wives to maintain the purity of their faith and prevent the adoption of pagan practices that had previously led to Israel's downfall.
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