Jozadak Summary
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Among the descendants of Jozadak, some priests were found to have married foreign women during the time of Ezra.
father of Jeshua_3 who built the altar (EZR 3:2)
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- en Jozadak
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Jozadak
· Also called · H3136 none · EZR 3:2 y-h-v-h is righteous
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יוֹצָדָק
yotsadaq · H3136 · EZR 3:2 y-h-v-h is righteous
- el Ιωσεδεκ Iōsedek · none · EZR 3:2
- bg Йоседек
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- Son: Jeshua
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Jozadak Article
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Jozadak is mentioned in Ezr 10:18 in the context of the priests who had married foreign women during the post-exilic period. The passage is part of Ezra's reforms and his efforts to address the issue of intermarriage between the Israelites and the pagan peoples of the land (Ezra 9-10).
In the list of priests who had married foreign women, some of the descendants of Jozadak are mentioned (Ezr 10:18). This indicates that even among the priestly families, there were those who had violated the commandment to refrain from intermarrying with the surrounding nations (Deu 7:3-4).
As part of the covenant made under Ezra's leadership, these priests agreed to put away their foreign wives and children (Ezr 10:19). This event underscores the importance of maintaining religious and cultural purity among the Israelites, particularly in the post-exilic period when they were re-establishing their identity and covenant relationship with God.
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