0 Why did Nehemiah pluck out the hair of Israelite men?

Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. 2 Samuel 1:26

Trivia: David enslaved one-third of the Moabites. What did he do with the remaing two-thirds?

Why did Nehemiah pluck out the hair of Israelite men?


Because they married non-Israelite women

I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. Nehemiah 13:25

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