Person Old Testament
Uel
Uel was one of the Israelites who agreed to put away his foreign wife during the time of Ezra's reforms. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 10:34.
Why it matters. Israelite who agreed to put away his foreign wife
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Uel
Uel is mentioned briefly in Ezr.10.34 as one of the Israelites who had married foreign women during the Babylonian exile. During the time of Ezra's reforms, when the Israelites were called to repent and return to obedience to God's law, Uel was among those who agreed to put away their foreign wives. This action was part of a larger effort to restore the spiritual purity of the Jewish community and prevent the influence of pagan practices. No other details are provided about Uel's background or his specific family situation. His inclusion in this list highlights the widespread nature of the issue of intermarriage and the collective response of the people to Ezra's call for repentance.
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)