Bible Cross References
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
Exodus 34:16
Your sons might marry those foreign women, who would lead them to be unfaithful to me and to worship their pagan gods.
Deuteronomy 7:3
Do not marry any of them, and do not let your children marry any of them,
Ezra 9:1-3
1
After all this had been done, some of the leaders of the people of Israel came and told me that the people, the priests, and the Levites had not kept themselves separate from the people in the neighboring countries of Ammon, Moab, and Egypt or from the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Amorites. They were doing the same disgusting things which these people did.
2
Jewish men were marrying foreign women, and so God's holy people had become contaminated. The leaders and officials were the chief offenders.
3
When I heard this, I tore my clothes in despair, tore my hair and my beard, and sat down crushed with grief.
Ezra 9:12-14
12
They told us that we were never to intermarry with those people and never to help them prosper or succeed if we wanted to enjoy the land and pass it on to our descendants forever.
13
Even after everything that has happened to us in punishment for our sins and wrongs, we know that you, our God, have punished us less than we deserve and have allowed us to survive.
14
Then how can we ignore your commandments again and intermarry with these wicked people? If we do, you will be so angry that you will destroy us completely and let no one survive.
Ezra 10:10-12
10
Ezra the priest stood up and spoke to them. He said, "You have been faithless and have brought guilt on Israel by marrying foreign women.
11
Now then, confess your sins to the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and do what pleases him. Separate yourselves from the foreigners living in our land and get rid of your foreign wives."
12
The people shouted in answer, "We will do whatever you say."