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Ezra or Esdras (/ ˈ ɛ z r ə /; Hebrew: עֶזְרָא, ʿEzrāʾ; fl. 480–440 BCE), also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature and Ezra the Priest, was an important Jewish scribe and priest in the early Second Temple period.
Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return - In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD.
Mar 21, 2022 · Ezra was the second of three key leaders to lead a remnant of Jewish exiles back to Jerusalem as prophesied by the prophet Jeremiah.
Jan 4, 2022 · Ezra was a scribe and priest sent with religious and political powers by the Persian King Artaxerxes to lead a group of Jewish exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:8, 12). Ezra condemned mixed marriages and encouraged Jews to divorce and banish their foreign wives.
Oct 9, 2023 · He spent his life as a priest, serving the Israelites during their exile in Babylon and as they returned to Jerusalem. And his religious leadership helped generate a revival among the Jews as they resettled. Called “the father of Judaism” or “the second Moses” by some, Ezra was passionate about God’s Law.
This summary of the book of Ezra provides information about the title, author (s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Ezra.
Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation, 17 and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.
