Nehemiah 13: Nehemiah’s Final Reforms

After a reading from the Law of Moses, the people exclude everyone of foreign origin from Israel. Back from King Artaxerxes, Nehemiah evicts Tobiah from a temple room, restores the Levites’ support, stops Sabbath trade, confronts foreign marriages, and drives off the high priest’s grandson, Sanballat’s son-in-law.

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What problem did Nehemiah see among the children of Jewish men whose wives came from Ashdod, Moab, and Ammon (Nehemiah 13:23-24)?

They had all been adopted into priestly householdsHalf of them were unable to speak Judah’s own tongueThey were being raised in Babylon by their grandparentsThey had been dedicated to serve in the temple choirs