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Why is Boaz's marrying a Moabitess accepted when later it was found necessary for Ezra to break up such a marriage?
The Moabites were under a curse because of how cruelly they treated the Jews and because of their idolatry. The Moabite wives in Ezra’s day were a snare, bringing unrepentant idolatry in their homes.
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Who is Sheshbazzar? Is he the same person as Zerubabbel?
The following came from Lexham Bible Dictionary entry on SHESHBAZZAR authored by Noah M. Marsh, proposing that the most widely accepted explanation is that Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel were two ...
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Who is Sheshbazzar? Is he the same person as Zerubabbel?
Are Zerubbabel and Sheshbazzar the same people with two names? Opinions differ. However, the English Standard Version study Bible has this to say about Sheshbazzar:
Sheshbazzar - one of the early ...
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