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Ezra 10:20

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Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

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The Babylonian and Persian EmpiresThe Babylonian and Persian empires that carried Judah into exile and later allowed the return.

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Jerusalem was the restored center of Judah’s worship and communal life after the exile. In this passage, the investigation of intermarriage is conducted there because the covenant community was being reformed around the temple, the law, and renewed faithfulness to God.

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Ezra 10:20 mentions Jerusalem.

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