Person Old Testament
Jeremoth
Also known as Jeremoth =ESV, NIV, LK; and Ramoth =KJV, LQ
Jeremoth, a descendant of Bani, was among those who married foreign women during the time of Ezra and agreed to send them away. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 10:29.
Why it matters. A descendant of Bani who married a foreign wife.
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jeremoth
Jeremoth is mentioned in the book of Ezra as one of the descendants of Bani 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. Jeremoth 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)