Bible Strands
Ezra 10:20
From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezra records a genealogical roster of men who divorced their foreign wives following the community's confession of covenant violation. The narrator identifies Hanani and Zebadiah as the specific representatives listed for the clan of Immer.
The words — The phrase וּמִבְּנֵי אִמֵּר (u./mi./be.Nei 'i.Mer) literally translates to "and of the sons of Immer," functioning as a structural heading in the list. The names חֲנָנִי (cha.Na.ni) and זְבַדְיָה (ze.vad.Yah) denote Hanani and Zebadiah, respectively, marking individual entries within that clan.
The thread — The clan of Immer appears in Ezra 2:37 and Nehemiah 7:40 with a recorded population of 1,052 returning exiles, and in 1 Chronicles 24:14 as a priestly division assigned to the sixteenth watch.
Why it lands — The text requires recognizing that corporate repentance is executed through the documented compliance of specific ancestral families. It asks readers to understand that covenant restoration depends on concrete, named individuals fulfilling their pledged obligations.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:37 the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
- 1 Chronicles 24:14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
- Nehemiah 7:40 the descendants of Immer, 1,052;