Person Old Testament
Jeremai
Jeremai, a descendant of Hashum, was among those who married foreign women during the time of Ezra and agreed to send them away. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 10:33.
Why it matters. A descendant of Hashum who married a foreign wife.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jeremai
Jeremai is mentioned in the book of Ezra as one of the descendants of Hashum who had married a foreign woman during the time of Ezra. When Ezra learned of the widespread intermarriage between the Israelites and the neighboring peoples, he called for repentance and reform. Jeremai was among those who agreed to send away their foreign wives and children, demonstrating their commitment to obey God's law and maintain the purity of the Israelite 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)