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Bookmark or Share- Ezra 1 NIV - Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return - Bible Gateway1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing: 2 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
- Book of Ezra – Read, Study Bible Verses Online - Bible Study ToolsThe books of Ezra and Nehemiah relate how God's covenant people were restored from Babylonian exile to the covenant land as a theocratic (kingdom of God) community even while continuing under Gentile rule.
- Who Was Ezra and Why Is His Book Significant? - Bible Study ToolsEzra, whose name means “help,” was a descendent of Aaron, the chief priest under Moses, and was related to Joshua, who became the High Priest of the rebuilt temple (Ezra 3:2). Appointed to be a priest and a scribe, Ezra was also a prolific writer.
- Ezra - WikipediaEzra (fl. fifth or fourth century BCE) [1] [a] [b] is the main character of the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible, he was an important Jewish scribe and priest in the early Second Temple period. In the Greek Septuagint, the name is rendered as Ésdrās (Ἔσδρας), from which the Latin name Esdras comes.
- Ezra in the Bible - Who Was He and What Did He Do - CrosswalkEzra 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 three stages.
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