Uel was one of the descendants of Bani who lived during Ezra's time. He was among the Israelites who had taken foreign (non-Jewish) wives and committed to sending them away following Ezra's reforms to restore covenant faithfulness after the exile.
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Listed among Bani's descendants
Uel is mentioned as one of the descendants of Bani who had taken foreign wives in violation of God's law.
1When all this had been done, the officials came to me and said: "The people of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the peoples of the lands and their detestable practices—from the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
2They have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed has been mingled with the peoples of the lands. And the officials and leaders have led the way in this unfaithfulness."
9So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. It was the twentieth day of the ninth month. All the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.
11Now then, make confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do his will: separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from your foreign wives."