Nehemiah 13:1-3

Foreigners Are Separated from Israel

On that day ^athey read from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and there was found written in it that ^bno Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, 2 because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, but ^ahired Balaam against them to curse them. However, ^bour God turned the curse into a blessing. 3 So when they heard the law, ^athey separated ^ball foreigners from Israel.