Old Testament
Jaasu
A descendant of Bani who was among those listed for taking foreign wives in the book of Ezra.
Jaasu is mentioned in the genealogy of Ezra 10:37 as one of the men who had married foreign women during the post-exilic period. His inclusion in this list highlights the specific efforts of the returned exiles to purify the community according to the Law of Moses. Beyond this record of his lineage and transgression, no further biographical details are provided in the biblical text.
In the text
- Verses
- 1
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Ezra 10:37
- Last appears
- Ezra 10:37
Where Jaasu 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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