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ENASIBUS

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A person listed among those who had married foreign wives after the exile. The name corresponds to Eliashib in Ezra.

Definition

Enasibos is a person listed among those who married foreign wives after the exile. The name corresponds to Eliashib in Ezra.

Biblical Usage

He appears in 1 Esdras 9:34 in the list of those involved in postexilic marriages to foreign women.

Historical Background

The name belongs to the postexilic material preserved in 1 Esdras and corresponds to a name in Ezra.

Historical Bible Dictionaries

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>e-nas'-i-bus (Enasibos, /APC 1Esdras 9:34):</p><p>Corresponding to "Eliashib" in Ezr 10:36.</p>
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