Jaasau
יַעֲשַׂו/JAY-uh-saw/
“Whom Jehovah made, or they will perform”
Summary
An Israelite of the family of Bani who divorced his foreign wife after the return from Babylon.
☩Post-Exilic Reform
Jaasau was one of the 'sons' of Bani who renounced his Gentile wife after the return from Babylon in compliance with Ezra's reform around 459 BC (Ezra 10:37). This was part of a widespread effort to separate the returned exiles from foreign marriages that Ezra identified as contrary to the law.
Key verses:Ezra 10:37
Related Verses1 mention
Ezra· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jaasau," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Jaasau," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).