The sons of Nebo — Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah — constitute the final clan group listed in the great divorce registry of Ezra 10. Nebo as a family designation may carry echoes of the Transjordanian territory of Nebo, suggesting possible geographic proximity to non-Israelite communities that created conditions for intermarriage. This final group signals the geographic and social breadth of the problem — it was not confined to urban elites but touched communities across the social spectrum. The enumeration of seven names in this final group gives a sense of completeness, closing the register with a full accounting.

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