Ezra

Ezra is a priest and a legal expert who explains to the Judean exiles how to be faithful to the Law of God.
The book of Ezra is named after him. This book concerns the situation of the Jews in the Persian province of Judah in the first centuries after the Babylonian exile.

The Name Ezra

Related Bible passages

Nehemiah 8 Ezra 1

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