Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
This verse lists three more names of Israelite men who had married foreign women during the time when God's people were rebuilding their community after exile.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Ezra, which describes the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem around 450 BC, the people were confronting widespread disobedience to God's laws, particularly the intermarriage with foreign women that could lead to idolatry. Ezra 10 specifically lists the names of men who had married foreign wives and were required to send them away as part of a national repentance and covenant renewal. This verse, Ezra 10:40, is part of that lengthy list, highlighting individuals involved in this purification process to restore faithfulness to God's commands.
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