Binnui בִּנּוּי
Israelite who divorced his foreign wife during Ezra's reforms
Biography
Binnui was an Israelite mentioned among the descendants of Pahath-moab who had married foreign wives during the time of Ezra (Ezr. 10:30). After the return from Babylonian exile, Ezra discovered that many Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the neighboring peoples, contrary to God's commands. This posed a threat to the spiritual purity and distinct identity of the Jewish community. Ezra called for an assembly, where the people confessed their sin and agreed to separate from their foreign wives. Binnui was one of the individuals who took this step, demonstrating repentance and a commitment to follow God's laws.
In Scripture
1 biblical book ; 1 with study contentEzra 1 verse
- Ezra 10:30
"Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh."
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Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | בִּנּוּי | H1131I |
Binnui
(2) One of the bene Pachath-mo'abh who had taken foreign wives (Ezr 10:30--Balnuus of 1 Esdras 9:31) and one of the bene Bani (Ezr 10:38) who had also intermarried.
(3) The son of Henadad, who built part of the wall of Jerusalem (Ne 3:24), and sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Ne 10:9). In all probability he is identical with "Bavvai, the son of Henadad" mentioned in Ne 3:18. "Bavvai" is either a corruption of "Binnui," or is the name of the Levitical house of which Bavvai was the chief representative. Binnui is mentioned in Ne 10:9 as a leading Levite, and, besides, the names in these verses are obviously those of priests and Levites; so the former theory is probably correct. (4) Head of a family who returned with Zerubbabel (Ne 7:15; Ezr 2:10).
H. J. Wolf
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