Zebadiah Summary
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Zebadiah, one of the priests, was among those who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra.
son of Immer who had married a foreign wife (EZR 10:20)
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Zebadiah
portion of the Lord; the Lord is my portion
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Zebadiah
· Also called · H2069 none · EZR 10:20 y-h-v-h bestows
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זְבַדְיָה
zəvadəyah · H2069 · EZR 10:20 y-h-v-h bestows
- he זְבַדְיָהוּ · H2069O
- el Ζαβδια Zabdia · none · EZR 10:20
- bg Зевадия
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Zebadiah Article
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Zebadiah is mentioned in the list of priests who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra. After the return from the Babylonian exile, Ezra discovered that many of the Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the neighboring peoples. This was contrary to the Law of Moses and posed a threat to the spiritual purity of the community. Ezra called for a assembly where the people confessed their sin and agreed to separate from their foreign wives. Zebadiah, along with the other priests who had married foreign women, pledged to put away their wives and offer a ram as a guilt offering for their transgression.
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Zebadiah_9) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Zebadiah@Ezr.10.20) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, zebadiah_2996)