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They made an end with all the men who had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
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A Deliberate and Just Process
Commentators highlight that this was not a rash or emotional purge. The process of identifying and separating from foreign wives was a formal, judicial matter that took two to three months to complete. This extended timeline, as noted by scholars, shows a commitment to careful investigation and due process, ensuring each case was handled justly.
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Ezra
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The business occupied the commission for two full months. In some cases, it may be presumed, they had to summon persons before them who did not wis…
19th Century
Anglican
Conference of the people and commission to try individual cases.
(8) Forfeited. —This, just as what precedes and w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives Finished their inq…
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