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Jeziah

יִזִּיָּה/jeh-ZY-ah/

“Yahweh sprinkles”

Summary

An Israelite of the family of Parosh who had married a foreign wife and was required to put her away during Ezra's reforms.

☩Identity

Jeziah was one of the sons of Parosh who had taken a foreign wife during the Babylonian exile and was required to put her away as part of Ezra's reform measures against intermarriage with pagans (Ezra 10:25). The name is probably a form of Izziah and means 'Yahweh sprinkles' or 'whom Jehovah unites.'

Key verses:Ezra 10:25

Related Verses1 mention

Ezra· 1 verse

10:25

References

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