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Ezra ( fl. 480–440 BCE) [a] [b] was an important Jewish scribe ( sofer) and priest ( kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In the Greek Septuagint, the name is rendered as Ésdrās ( Ἔσδρας ), from which the Latin name Esdras comes.
Oct 9, 2023 · Ezra helped lead the faith of the Israelites at a very important time in their history. God used this prophet’s devotion and bold voice to convict them of their sinful choices, and to purify their hearts.
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 · Who Was Ezra? Ezra was the second of three key leaders to lead a remnant of Jewish exiles back to Jerusalem as prophesied by the prophet Jeremiah. This return happened in...
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.
Jul 9, 2024 · Ezra (flourished 5th–4th century bce, Babylon and Jerusalem) was a religious leader of the Jews who returned from exile in Babylon, a reformer who reconstituted the Jewish community on the basis of the Torah Law (the regulations outlined in the first five books of the Hebrew Bible).
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.
Aug 3, 2022 · According to the biblical account, in the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia (c. 457 B.C.E.), about 60 years after the Second Temple was completed, a man of priestly background named Ezra was living in Babylon.
Ezra Blesses God. 27 Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, 28 and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials.
Rebuilding the Altar - When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, the people assembled together as one in Jerusalem.
