Ezra 10:20-44

From verse 20 to 43, Ezra lists those who had taken strange wives as a result of the three month investigation of all the families which returned from Babylon.

 


EZRA 10:20

And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.


EZRA 10:21

And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.


EZRA 10:22

And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.


EZRA 10:23

Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.


EZRA 10:24

Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.


EZRA 10:25

Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.


EZRA 10:26

And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.


EZRA 10:27

And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.


EZRA 10:28

Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.


EZRA 10:29

And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.


EZRA 10:30

And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.


EZRA 10:31

And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,


EZRA 10:32

Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.


EZRA 10:33

Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.


EZRA 10:34

Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,


EZRA 10:35

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,


EZRA 10:36

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,


EZRA 10:37

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,


EZRA 10:38

And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,


EZRA 10:39

And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,


EZRA 10:40

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,


EZRA 10:41

Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,


EZRA 10:42

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.


EZRA 10:43

Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.


EZRA 10:44

All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

 

Ezra finishes his book by listing all those who had taken strange wives and had children by them.  This list was now part of the record of the lineage of Israel to continue to keep the line pure.

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