Old Testament
Sharai
One of the men of Bani who put away his foreign wife and children during the reforms of Ezra.
Sharai is listed among the Israelites who responded to Ezra's call to repent by separating from their foreign wives following the return from Babylonian exile. His inclusion in the record of Ezra 10 serves as a witness to the restoration of covenant faithfulness within the post-exilic community. He is mentioned only in this specific genealogical list of those who committed to this difficult act of purification.
In the text
- Verses
- 1
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Ezra 10:40
- Last appears
- Ezra 10:40
Where Sharai 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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