Ezra 10:19

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They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their guilt.

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Jerusalem was the restored center of Judah’s worship and communal life after the exile, where Ezra’s reforms were carried out. In this setting, the priests named in the passage acknowledged their unfaithful marriages and pledged to put away their foreign wives in accordance with the covenant community’s call to holiness.

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Ezra 10:19 mentions Jerusalem.

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