Person Old Testament
Mijamin
Also known as Mijamin =ESV, NIV; Miamin =KJV
Mijamin, an Israelite, was among those who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 10:25.
Why it matters. An Israelite who married a foreign woman.
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Mijamin
Mijamin is mentioned in the book of Ezra as one of the Israelites who had married foreign women during the post-exilic period (Ezr.10.25). After the return from Babylonian captivity, Ezra discovered that many Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the neighboring peoples. This was contrary to God's commands and posed a threat to the spiritual purity of the nation. Ezra called for a assembly, where the people confessed their sin and agreed to separate from their foreign wives (Ezr.10.1-17). Mijamin is listed among the descendants of Parosh who had taken foreign wives (Ezr.10.25). No further details about Mijamin's life, family, or the specific circumstances of his marriage are provided in the biblical text. His mention serves to illustrate the widespread problem of intermarriage and the steps taken to address it during Ezra's time.
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)