Shimei Summary
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Shimei was a Levite who had married a foreign wife during the Babylonian exile and agreed to send her away.
Levite who had married a foreign wife (EZR 10:23)
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Shimei
Shimi, that hears or obeys; my reputation; my fame
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Shimei
· Also called · H8096 none · EZR 10:23 y-h-v-h has heard' or 'famous'
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שִׁמְעִי
shiməiy · H8096 · EZR 10:23 y-h-v-h has heard' or 'famous'
- he שִׁמְעִי · H8096R
- el Σαμου Samou · none · EZR 10:23
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Shimei Article
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Shimei is mentioned in Ezr 10:23 as one of the Levites who had married foreign women during the Babylonian exile. After the return to Jerusalem, Ezra the scribe led a religious reform that required the Israelites to separate themselves from their foreign wives to maintain the purity of the nation. Shimei, along with several other Levites, priests, and leaders, was found to have married a foreign woman. As part of the reform, Shimei agreed to send away his foreign wife and children, demonstrating his commitment to following God's law and maintaining the religious and cultural identity of the Israelites.
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Shimei_14) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Shimei@Ezr.10.23) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, shimei_2693)