Old Testament
Kelaiah
A Levite who repented and put away his foreign wife during the reforms of Ezra.
Kelaiah, also known as Kelita, was a Levite who joined the assembly of Israel in confessing sin regarding intermarriage with foreign women. He is listed among those who pledged to separate from their wives in accordance with the Law of Moses. His inclusion highlights the participation of the Levitical leadership in the post-exilic purification of the community.
In the text
- Verses
- 1
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Ezra 10:23
- Last appears
- Ezra 10:23
Where Kelaiah appears
1 verse · 1 chapterIn the same books
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- 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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