Priest who married a foreign woman
Zebadiah
Named in 1 verse of Ezra, first in Ezra 10:20.
זְבַדְיָהוּZebadiah
The name means “portion of the Lord; the Lord is my portion.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Zebadiah Written by AI
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.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Zebadiah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Gift of Jehovah. (1.) A son of Asahel, Joab’s brother (1 Chr. 27:7).
(2.) A Levite who took part as one of the teachers in the system of national education instituted by Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:7, 8).
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(3.) The son of Ishmael, “the ruler of the house of Judah in all the king’s matters” (2 Chr. 19:8-11).
(4.) A son of Beriah (1 Chr. 8:15).
(5.) A Korhite porter of the Lord’s house (1 Chr. 26:2). Three or four others of this name are also mentioned.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 10:20
From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.