Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, was guilty of marrying a foreign wife during the Exile.
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Jehiel was a member of the clan of Elam who returned from the Babylonian exile. He was one of the men found guilty of marrying foreign women, which was a violation of the Mosaic Law. Ezra the priest confronted the returned exiles about this issue (Ezr.10.2). Jehiel is not mentioned again in the biblical record.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H3171
Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
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