person
Vaniah
וַנְיָה
Vaniah was an Israelite who had married a foreign wife during the Exile.
- verses
- 1
- first named
- Ezra 10:36
- period
- Exile and Return
- role
- Man
Description
Who was Vaniah?
Vaniah is mentioned in the list of men who had taken foreign wives during the Babylonian exile. This was discovered when Ezra, the priest and scribe, returned to Jerusalem and found that many Israelites had intermarried with the pagan peoples of the land. Vaniah was one of those who had violated God's command not to intermarry with foreigners. In response to Ezra's call for repentance, Vaniah and the others agreed to put away their foreign wives and children to maintain the purity of the Jewish people.
Relations
Direct connections
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Not stated
No family is recorded for this person.
Places
Where this happens
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