Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Aziza, a descendant of Zattu, was one of the men who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra (Ezr.10.27).
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Aziza is mentioned in Ezr.10.27 as one of the descendants of Zattu who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra. After the return of the exiles from Babylon, Ezra discovered that many of the Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the surrounding nations, contrary to God's law. Ezra called the people to repentance and urged them to separate themselves from their foreign wives. Aziza was among those who had taken foreign wives and agreed to put them away, demonstrating his willingness to obey God's commands and to maintain the purity of the Israelite community.
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(strong) a layman of the family of Zattu, who had married a foreign wife after the return from Babylon.
AZI'ZA (strong), one who had taken a foreign wife. Ezr 10:27.
AZI'ZA (strong), one who had taken a foreign wife. Ezr 10:27.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H5819
From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
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