Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Vaniah was an Israelite who had married a foreign wife during the Exile.
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Vaniah is mentioned in the list of men who had taken foreign wives during the Babylonian exile. This was discovered when Ezra, the priest and scribe, returned to Jerusalem and found that many Israelites had intermarried with the pagan peoples of the land. Vaniah was one of those who had violated God's command not to intermarry with foreigners. In response to Ezra's call for repentance, Vaniah and the others agreed to put away their foreign wives and children to maintain the purity of the Jewish people.
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(Jehovah is praise), one of the sons of Bani, (Ezra 10:36) (B.C. 458.)
nourishment, or weapons, of the Lord
VANI'AH (weak), a son of Bani; had married a foreign wife, but sent her away on the command of Ezra. Ezr 10:36.
VANI'AH (weak), a son of Bani; had married a foreign wife, but sent her away on the command of Ezra. Ezr 10:36. VASH'NI occurs in 1 Chr 6:28 as the name of the first-born of Samuel, while in 1 Sam 8:2 the name is Joel. As Vashni, with a very slight modification, would mean "and the second," it is probable that in 1 Chr 6:28 the name of Joel has dropped out.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H2057
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
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