Lexical Definition

‎יַעֲשׂוּ‎ Yaʻăsûw (yah-as-oo') Jaasu ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עָשָׂה‎; they will do

Jaasau.

• § Jaasau = "they will do"
• Jaasu, an Israelite

1) one of the descendants of Bani who took a foreign wife during the time of Ezra

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.37

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎(ו)יעשׂו‎ Kt, ‎(וְ) יַעֲשָׂ֑י‎ Qr, proper name, masculine one with foreign wife Ezra 10:37, ᵐ5 καὶ ἐποίησαν.

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

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Jaasu, a descendant of Bani, was among those who agreed to put away their foreign wives during Ezra's reforms (Ezr.10.37).

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.37;
• only referred to as Jaasu יַעֲשׂוּ.

Jaasu is mentioned briefly in Ezra 10:37 as one of the descendants of Bani 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).

Jaasu is listed among those who complied with this decision (Ezr.10.37). 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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