Shabbethai Summary
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Shabbethai, a Levite, opposed Ezra's efforts to address the issue of intermarriage among the returned exiles.
the Levite who opposed Israel's decision to set apart foreign wives (EZR 10:15)
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· Also called · H7678 none · EZR 10:15 one born at Sabbath
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Shabbethai Article
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Shabbethai, mentioned in Ezr 10:15, was a Levite who, along with Meshullam and Jahzeiah, opposed Ezra's efforts to address the problem of intermarriage among the Jewish people who had returned from the Babylonian exile. Ezra had called for a assembly of all the returned exiles in Jerusalem to confront the issue of marriages with foreign women, which was contrary to God's law. Shabbethai and the others stood against this decision, possibly arguing for a more gradual or lenient approach to the situation. Despite their opposition, the assembly agreed with Ezra, and steps were taken to put away the foreign wives and their children.
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