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Jeremai

יֵרֵמַי/JER-eh-my/

“Dwelling in heights”

Summary

An Israelite of the family of Hashum who divorced his foreign wife after the return from Babylon.

☩Identity

Jeremai was one of the 'sons' of Hashum who divorced his Gentile wife after the return from Babylon in compliance with Ezra's reform around 459 BC (Ezra 10:33). He was among the laity, not the priests or Levites, who had intermarried with the peoples of the surrounding nations.

Key verses:Ezra 10:33

Related Verses1 mention

Ezra· 1 verse

10:33

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jeremai," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Jeremai," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).