Bible Dictionary
Jaasau
Jaasau was an Israelite of the family of Bani who had married a foreign wife and renounced the marriage after the return from exile.
Definition
Jaasau, meaning “whom Jehovah made,” was an Israelite of the family of Bani who had married a foreign wife.
Biblical Usage
Jaasau is listed among the Israelites who renounced foreign marriages after the return from exile.
Historical Background
His action belongs to the post-exilic period, dated in the supplied material to about 459 B.C.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Fabricator, an Israelite who renounced his Gentile wife after the Return (Ezra 10:37).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(whom Jehovah made), one of the Bene-Bani who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:37) (B.C. 459.)