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Ramiah

רַמְיָה/rah-MY-ah/

“Yah has exalted”

Summary

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

☩Post-Exilic Reform

Ramiah is listed among those who had taken foreign wives during the exile and agreed to put them away when Ezra instituted reforms to preserve Israel's religious purity.

Key verses:Ezra 10:25

Related Verses1 mention

Ezra· 1 verse

10:25

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ramiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VIII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ramiah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).