Person Old Testament
Shelemiah
Shelemiah, an Israelite who married a foreign wife during the time of Ezra. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 10:39.
Why it matters. Israelite who married a foreign wife
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shelemiah
Shelemiah is mentioned in Ezr.10.39 as one of the Israelites who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra. After the return from Babylonian exile, Ezra led a reform to purify the community and separate from foreign influences. As part of this reform, the Israelites who had married foreign wives were required to send them away. Shelemiah was among those who agreed to do so, but no further details are given about his life or family.
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)