Vaniah
/vuh-NY-uh/
Summary
Vaniah was a son of Bani who had married a foreign wife and was required to put her away during the reforms under Ezra.
☩Identity
Vaniah is mentioned only in Ezra 10:36 among the sons of Bani who had married foreign wives during the Babylonian exile. As part of Ezra's reforms to restore the purity of Israel's worship, these men were required to put away their non-Israelite wives. The meaning of his name may be 'Jehovah is praise.' The Septuagint textual variants (Ouiechoa, Ouierecho, Ouania) suggest some uncertainty about the name's original form.
Key verses:Ezra 10:36
Related Verses1 mention
Ezra· 1 verse
References
- 1.James Orr (ed.), "Vaniah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. V (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 2.George Morrish, "Vaniah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Vaniah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).