Person Old Testament
Bani
Also known as sons =ESV, NIV; Bani =KJV
The sons of Bani were among those who had married foreign women during Ezra's time. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 10:38.
Why it matters. A family group that had married foreign women.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Bani
In Ezr.10.38, the sons of Bani are mentioned among the groups that had married foreign women. The context is Ezra's call for the people to repent and separate from their foreign wives, which was seen as a violation of God's law (Ezr.10.10-11). The term "sons" here likely refers to a family group or clan rather than a specific individual named Bani. This family group is listed along with others who had intermarried with the neighboring peoples. By agreeing to put away their foreign wives, the sons of Bani demonstrated a willingness to obey God's commands and maintain the purity of the Jewish community.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Ezra (1 verse)