Lexical Definition

‎יוֹזָבָד‎ Yôwzâbâd (yo-zaw-bawd') Jozacar ^N:N-M-P
a form of ‎יְהוֹזָבָד‎

Josabad, Jozabad.

• § Jozabad or Josabad = "Jehovah has endowed"
• Jozabad, the name of ten Israelites

1) a Korhite Levite, 2nd son of Obededom, and one of the porters of the temple and of the storehouse there in the time of David
2) one of David's mighty warriors
3) another of David's mighty warriors
4) four other priests or Levites

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.23

Profile

Male • Returned divorcee • A Levite who married a foreign woman

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Jozabad was one of the Levites who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra and agreed to put them away.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.23;
• only referred to as Jozabad יוֹזָבָד.

Jozabad is mentioned in Ezra 10:23 as one of the Levites who had married foreign women during the post-exilic period. The context of the passage is Ezra's reforms and the issue of intermarriage between the Israelites and the pagan peoples of the land (Ezra 9-10).

Upon learning of the widespread intermarriage, Ezra led the people in confession and repentance (Ezra 9:1-10:4). The Israelites made a covenant to put away their foreign wives and children (Ezra 10:5). Jozabad is listed among the Levites who had married foreign women and agreed to send them away (Ezra 10:23).

This event highlights the importance of maintaining religious and cultural purity among the Israelites, especially in the post-exilic period when they were re-establishing their identity and covenant relationship with God.

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