Old Testament
Sheal
An Israelite of the descendants of Bani who put away his foreign wife during the reforms of Ezra.
Sheal is mentioned in the book of Ezra as one of the men who had taken foreign wives in violation of the law of Moses. He is listed among the descendants of Bani who committed themselves to putting away their wives and children to purify the assembly. His inclusion serves as a historical record of those who participated in the covenantal repentance led by Ezra.
In the text
- Verses
- 1
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Ezra 10:29
- Last appears
- Ezra 10:29
Where Sheal 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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