Isshijah
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A layman from the household of Harim who was compelled by Ezra to divorce his foreign wife, an event recorded in Ezra 10:28 and paralleled as Aseas in 1 Esdras 9:30.
What is the meaning of Isshijah in the Bible?
A layman from the household of Harim who was compelled by Ezra to divorce his foreign wife, an event recorded in Ezra 10:28 and paralleled as Aseas in 1 Esdras 9:30.
SIGNIFICANCE
Understanding Ishijah's compliance provides insight into the social pressure and communal enforcement mechanisms Ezra utilized to reestablish ethnic and religious boundaries among the returned exiles.
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Source Attribution & Provenance
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