Jeremai יְרֵמַי
A descendant of Hashum who married a foreign wife.
Who is Jeremai in the Bible?
Jeremai was a descendant of Hashum mentioned in Ezra 10:33 as one of the Israelites who had married a foreign woman during the time of Ezra's religious reform. When Ezra discovered the widespread intermarriage between the Israelites and neighboring peoples, he called the community to repentance and required those with foreign wives to separate from them. Jeremai was among those who responded to this call and agreed to send away his foreign wife and children. His inclusion in this account reflects the community's efforts to maintain religious and cultural boundaries during a critical period of Jewish restoration after the Babylonian exile.
Biography
Jeremai is mentioned in the book of Ezra as one of the descendants of Hashum who had married a foreign woman during the time of Ezra. When Ezra learned of the widespread intermarriage between the Israelites and the neighboring peoples, he called for repentance and reform. Jeremai was among those who agreed to send away their foreign wives and children, demonstrating their commitment to obey God's law and maintain the purity of the Israelite community.
In Scripture
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- Ezra 10:33
"From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei."
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Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | יְרֵמַי |
Jeremai
(b) shorter form, yirmeyah, both differently explained as "Yah establishes (so Giesebrecht), whom Yahweh casts," i.e. possibly, as Gesenius suggests, "appoints" (A. B. Da