Nehemiah 13:23

In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:

Cross-references

Nehemiah 13:1–3 Historical context

Nehemiah 13:1-3 records the law excluding Ammonites and Moabites — the very law Nehemiah sees violated by these marriages.

Nehemiah 10:30 records the covenant against intermarriage—Nehemiah 13:23 reports its violation, creating a stark contrast.

Ezra 9:2 Parallel

Ezra 9:2 describes the same intermarriage problem Ezra faced—Nehemiah 13:23 shows the pattern persisting decades later.

2 Corinthians 6:14 prohibits being unequally yoked with unbelievers — a NT extension of the OT ban on foreign marriages Nehemiah enforces.

Ezra 10:44 Parallel

Ezra 10:44 summarizes the intermarriage crisis — the very practice Nehemiah sees continuing.

Ezra 10:10 Parallel

Ezra 10:10 confronts the same sin of marrying foreign women, which Nehemiah later observes and corrects.

Ezra 9:12 Citation

Ezra 9:12 contains the explicit command against intermarriage that Nehemiah finds being violated here.

1 Kings 16:31 describes Ahab's marriage to Jezebel leading to Baal worship, a warning against foreign unions.

2 Chronicles 22:3 shows Ahaziah's mother from Ahab's line influencing him to evil, an example of intermarriage's consequences.

Exodus 34:16 warns that foreign wives lead to idolatry — precisely the danger Nehemiah confronts with these mixed marriages.

1 Kings 11:1 records Solomon's foreign wives causing his downfall, a cautionary example for Nehemiah.

Ezra 9:14 Parallel

In Ezra 9:14, the same concern about intermarriage with foreign peoples is expressed as a breach of God's commandments, echoing Nehemiah's observation.

Judges 3:6 Parallel

Judges 3:6 shows intermarriage led to idolatry, illustrating the danger Nehemiah seeks to prevent.

Ezra 10:12 Parallel

Ezra 10:12 records the congregation's agreement to put away foreign wives, directly responding to the intermarriage issue Nehemiah also confronts.

Joshua 23:12 warns against intermarrying with remaining nations, directly paralleling Nehemiah's concern.

Deuteronomy 23:3 Historical context

Deuteronomy 23:3 excludes Ammonites and Moabites from the assembly, a law underlying Nehemiah's concern.

Malachi 2:11 explicitly condemns marrying 'the daughter of a strange god,' directly paralleling the intermarriage Nehemiah reports.

Deuteronomy 7:3 is the direct command against intermarriage that Nehemiah is enforcing.

Deuteronomy 23:6 Historical context

Deuteronomy 23:6 forbids seeking peace with Ammonites and Moabites, reinforcing the separation Nehemiah upholds.