Old Testament
Maadai
A descendant of Bani who repented by putting away his foreign wife during the reforms of Ezra.
Maadai is listed in Ezra 10:34 among the men of Israel who had taken foreign wives in violation of the law. His inclusion in this registry highlights the widespread nature of the post-exilic spiritual compromise. He is identified as a descendant of Bani, representing those who submitted to Ezra's call for covenantal purification.
In the text
- Verses
- 1
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Ezra 10:34
- Last appears
- Ezra 10:34
Where Maadai 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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