Ezra
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Ezra or Esdras, also called Ezra the Scribe in Chazalic literature and Ezra the Priest, was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras. His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו Azaryahu, "Yah helps". In the Greek Septuagint the name is rendered Ésdrās, from which the Latin name Esdras comes.
Ezra Reads the Law to the People by Gustave Doré
Painting of Ezra on wood panel from the Dura-Europos synagogue (3rd century AD)
Site traditionally described as the tomb of Ezra at Al-Uzayr near Basra, Iraq
Second Temple period
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The Second Temple period or post-exilic period in Jewish history denotes the approximately 600 years during which the Second Temple stood in the city of Jerusalem. It began with the return to Zion and subsequent reconstruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, and ended with the First Jewish–Roman War and the Roman siege of Jerusalem.
The temple menorah as depicted on the Magdala stone, early 1st century CE
Ezra Reads the Law to the People
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls
Silver coin (gerah) minted in the Persian province of Yehud, dated c. 375-332 BCE. Obv: Bearded head wearing crown, possibly representing the Persian Great King. Rev: Falcon facing, head right, with wings spread; Paleo-Hebrew YHD to right.