One of the men who married foreign women
Ramiah
Named in 1 verse of Ezra, first in Ezra 10:25.
רַמְיָהRamiah
The name means “exaltation of the Lord.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Ramiah Written by AI
Ramiah is mentioned in the book of Ezra as one of the men who had married foreign women (Ezra 10:25). This occurred during the time when Ezra, a priest and scribe, led a religious reform among the Jewish people who had returned from Babylonian exile. Ezra called for the people to separate themselves from the foreign wives they had married, as these marriages were considered a violation of God's law. Ramiah was among those who had taken foreign wives, but no further details are provided about him or his specific situation.
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 10:25
And among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.