Zabadeas
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A figure identified in 1 Esdras 9:35 as Zabadeas, son of Nooma, who participated in the repudiation of foreign wives, likely corresponding to Zabad, son of Pashhur, mentioned in Ezra 10:43.
What is the meaning of Zabadeas in the Bible?
A figure identified in 1 Esdras 9:35 as Zabadeas, son of Nooma, who participated in the repudiation of foreign wives, likely corresponding to Zabad, son of Pashhur, mentioned in Ezra 10:43.
SIGNIFICANCE
Recognizing Zabadeas as a variant of Zabad clarifies textual discrepancies between Ezra and 1 Esdras, demonstrating how different manuscript traditions preserve the same historical record of post-exilic social reforms.
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