KJV ORIGINAL
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
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Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists three more names of Israelite men who had married foreign wives during the time of Ezra's reforms.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Ezra, the Jewish people had returned from exile in Babylon and were working to restore their community and faith. This verse is part of a list in Ezra 10 that names individuals, including priests and laypeople, who had married foreign women, violating God's commands in the Law of Moses against intermarriage with pagans. As a result, Ezra led a reform movement where these men confessed their sins and took steps to separate from these unions to maintain the purity of the covenant community.
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