Person Old Testament
Shallum
Shallum was one of the Israelites who had married a foreign woman and pledged to put her away during Ezra's reforms. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 10:42.
Why it matters. Israelite who married a foreign woman during Ezra's time
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shallum
Shallum, mentioned in Ezr.10.42, was one of the Israelites who had married a foreign woman during the time of Ezra. When Ezra called for a assembly to address the issue of intermarriage among the returned exiles, Shallum was among those found guilty of this transgression. As part of the solution to this problem, Shallum, along with the others who had taken foreign wives, made a covenant to put away their wives and children. This action was taken to demonstrate their commitment to following God's law and maintaining the purity of the Israelite community. The text does not provide any further information about Shallum's background, profession, or specific family situation.
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)