Old Testament
Jahzeiah
A man who opposed Ezra's proposal to address the issue of intermarriage with foreign women.
Jahzeiah is mentioned in Ezra 10:15 as one of four men who stood against Ezra's plan to purge the community of foreign wives. His dissent highlights the internal tension and resistance Ezra faced while attempting to restore covenant faithfulness among the returned exiles. The text provides no further biographical details regarding his life or background.
In the text
- Verses
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- Books
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- First appears
- Ezra 10:15
- Last appears
- Ezra 10:15
Where Jahzeiah 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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