One of those who agreed to put away foreign wives
Athlai
Named in 1 verse of Ezra, first in Ezra 10:28.
עַתְלַיAthlai
The name means “my hour or time.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Athlai Written by AI
Athlai is mentioned in Ezra 10 as one of the men who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra. After the return from Babylonian captivity, Ezra discovered that many Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the neighboring peoples, going against God's commands. Ezra called for a assembly and urged the people to confess their sin and separate themselves from their foreign wives. Athlai was among those who agreed to put away their foreign wives and children, demonstrating his commitment to obey God's laws and maintain the purity of the Israelite community.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 10:28
From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.