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109.Ezra Reads the Law to the PeopleGustave Doré

Ishijah

יִשִּׁיָּה/ih-SHY-juh/

Yahweh will lend

Summary

A man of Harim who put away his foreign wife after the exile.

Identity

Ishijah was among the sons of Harim who had married foreign women and were required to put them away according to Ezra's reform. This painful obedience demonstrated commitment to covenant faithfulness despite personal cost.

Key verses:Ezra 10:31

Related Verses1 mention

Ezra· 1 verse

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ishijah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).