Lexical Definition

‎יִזִּיָּה‎ Yizzîyâh (yiz-zee-yaw') Izziah ^N:N-M-P
from the same as the first part of ‎יְזַוְאֵל‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; sprinkled of Jah

Jeziah.

• § Jeziah = "Jehovah sprinkles"
• Jizzijah, an Israelite

1) a descendant of Parosh who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.25

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יִזִּיָּה‎ proper name, masculine (may ‎׳‎‎י‎ sprinkle, read probably ‎׳‎‎יַזּ‎, ᵐ5 Αζεια, N Αδεια, ᵐ5^L Ιαζιας); — one of those who took strange wives Ezra 10:25.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Male • Returned from exile • Descendant of Parosh; agreed to put away foreign wife.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Izziah, a descendant of Parosh, was among those who agreed to put away their foreign wives during Ezra's reforms (Ezr.10.25).

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.25;
• only referred to as Izziah יִזִּיָּה.

Izziah is mentioned briefly in Ezra 10:25 as one of the descendants of Parosh who had married foreign women. This occurred during the time of Ezra, who led a significant reform movement among the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile.

Ezra discovered that many of the Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the pagan peoples of the land, going against God's commands (Ezr.9.1-2). After Ezra's prayer of confession (Ezr.9.3-15), the people agreed to make a covenant to put away their foreign wives and children (Ezr.10.3).

Izziah is listed among those who complied with this decision (Ezr.10.25). No other details are provided about his life or family. His inclusion in this list highlights the widespread nature of the intermarriage problem and the importance of the reforms Ezra initiated to restore obedience to God's law.

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