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Nehemiah 10:31-33
New Catholic Bible
Nehemiah 10:31-33
New Catholic Bible
31 We have agreed that we will not give our daughters in marriage to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.[a] 32 Moreover, if the people of the country bring any merchandise or grain to sell on the sabbath day, we will not purchase it from them on the sabbath or on a holy day. Also, we will forego the crops of the seventh year and cancel the debts of every person.
33 We willingly assume these following obligations for ourselves: we will give one-third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:
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- Nehemiah 10:31 The topic of intermarriage is one of great importance for the Israelites’ survival and strength. Every time the Israelites married foreigners, they got caught up in idolatrous practices, and hence, they suffered both personally and politically.
