Athlai
עַתְלַי/ATH-lie/
“Yahweh is exalted”
Summary
An Israelite who had married a foreign wife and was required to put her away during Ezra's reforms.
☩Post-Exilic Reform
Athlai was among the descendants of Bebai who had married foreign women contrary to the Law. When Ezra led the reform movement requiring the people to separate from their foreign wives, Athlai was among those who complied, putting away his wife and any children born to her.
Key verses:Ezra 10:28
Related Verses1 mention
Ezra· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Athlai," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Athlai," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).