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Sheal was one of the Israelites who had married a foreign woman and agreed to divorce her as part of Ezra's religious reforms.
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Sheal, mentioned in Ezr.10.29, was one of the Israelites who had married a foreign woman during the time of Ezra. Following the Babylonian exile, when the Israelites returned to Jerusalem, Ezra discovered that many of them, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the neighboring peoples. This was seen as a violation of God's law and a threat to the religious purity of the community. Ezra called for an assembly of the people and urged them to confess their sins and separate themselves from their foreign wives. Sheal was among those who agreed to divorce his foreign wife as part of this religious reform. The text does not provide any further details about Sheal's background or the specific circumstances of his marriage. However, his inclusion in the list of those who divorced their foreign wives highlights the importance of maintaining religious purity and the challenges faced by the Israelites in the post-exilic period.
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(asking), one of the sons of Bani who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:29) (B.C. 452.)
SHE'AL (asking), one who had a foreign wife. Ezr 10:29.
SHE'AL (asking), one who had a foreign wife. Ezr 10:29.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H7594
From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
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