Ezra 10:2-4 - Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel. Now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all these women and their children, in accordance with the counsel of my lord and of those who fear the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law. Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it."
I didn't remember that the same Shecaniah I rediscovered in Ezra, chapter 8, would be the one to suggest that the Israelite men who had intermarried should send those wives away. I wonder if the fact that he wasn't one of them made it easier to bring up the idea. I wonder if any of the men who did have to send wives away took issue with Shecaniah for making the suggestion.
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