Old Testament
Athlai
One of the men listed in Ezra who took foreign wives during the post-exilic period.
Athlai is mentioned in Ezra 10:28 as one of the Israelites who had married foreign women in violation of the law. His inclusion in this list highlights the widespread nature of the issue among the returned exiles. He is identified as a descendant of Bebai, representing the specific families called to repent and separate from these unions.
In the text
- Verses
- 1
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Ezra 10:28
- Last appears
- Ezra 10:28
Where Athlai appears
1 verse · 1 chapterIn the same books
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
- Artaxerxes14 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and supported Ezra's mission to Judea.
- Tobiah12 versesAn Ammonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Haggai11 versesA post-exilic prophet who urged the returned exiles to prioritize rebuilding the temple of the Lord.
- Nehemiah7 versesA cupbearer to Artaxerxes who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the people's devotion to God.
- Ebed6 versesA name shared by a rebel leader in Shechem and a descendant of Adonikam who returned from Babylonian exile.
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