Jashub

Jashub was an Israelite, a descendant of Bani, who had married a foreign woman and was listed among those who agreed to dissolve these marriages in compliance with Ezra's reform (Ezra 10:29). The name Jashub was also borne by a son of Issachar (Numbers 26:24) and by one of those who returned from exile. The figure in Ezra 10 represents one of the many ordinary members of the restoration community who navigated the difficult personal consequences of Ezra's covenant-renewal program.