One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Ezra. Every Ezra in the Bible
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Ezra
עֶזְרָא
Ezra was a priest and scribe who led a group of Jewish exiles back to Jerusalem and played a key role in the spiritual reformation of the people.
- verses
- 22
- first named
- Ezra 7:1
- last named
- Nehemiah 12:36
- period
- Exile and Return
- tribe
- Levi
Description
Who was Ezra?
Ezra was a prominent Jewish priest and scribe who lived during the Persian period. He was a descendant of Aaron, the first high priest of Israel (Ezr.7.1-5). Ezra was known for his devotion to the study and teaching of the Law of Moses (Ezr.7.6, 10). He led a group of Jewish exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes of Persia (Ezr.7.7-8). Upon arriving in Jerusalem, Ezra discovered that many of the Jews, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the pagan peoples of the land (Ezr.9.1-2). Ezra prayed and confessed the sins of the people, leading to a spiritual reformation and the dissolution of the mixed marriages (Ezra 10). Ezra also played a significant role in teaching the Law to the people and leading them in a covenant renewal ceremony (Nehemiah 8). He worked closely with Nehemiah, the governor of Judah, in rebuilding Jerusalem and restoring the spiritual life of the Jewish community (Neh.12.26, 36).
Relations
Direct connections
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The 10 best-attested of 21 are drawn. All 21 are listed below.
Child of
Sibling of
- Jehozadakregistry, no verse
Site of
Took part in
Stands in the same events as
- Jerusalem5 events
- Artaxerxes5 events
- Levi4 events
- Israel3 events
- Babylon3 events
- Ram2 events
- Lamb2 events
- Bull2 events
- Nehemiah2 events
- David1 event
- Solomon1 event
- Men1 event
and 36 more, ordered by how many events they share.
Places
Where this happens
The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.
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Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 22, across 2 books.
Onward
Where this page goes
Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.
Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Ezra 7Ezra came up from Babylon, studied and practised the Law, taught it in Israel, and gathered the leaders to return with him.
- Ezra 9Ezra tore his tunic and cloak, pulled hair from his head and beard, sat in horror until the evening offering, and prayed with his hands spread before God.
- Ezra 10Ezra prayed, wept, called the assembly to account, and directed the investigation into the marriages.
- Nehemiah 8Ezra brings out the Book of the Law, reads it aloud from daybreak until noon, blesses the LORD, and continues reading through the feast.
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