Ezra
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Ezra 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 rend
Ezra Reads the Law to the People by Gustave Doré, 1866
Painting of Ezra on wood panel from the Dura-Europos synagogue (3rd century CE)
Site traditionally described as the tomb of Ezra at Al-Uzayr near Basra, Iraq
Book of Ezra
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The Book of Ezra is a book of the Hebrew Bible which formerly included the Book of Nehemiah in a single book, commonly distinguished in scholarship as Ezra–Nehemiah. The two became separated with the
Ezra
…Ezra (fl. fifth or fourth century BCE) is the main character of the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible, he was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In the Greek Septuagint…
Page from the Leningrad Codex (1008 CE) showing Ezra 9:3–10:3 in Hebrew. Includes the passage, "for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, […] Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage. He has shown us kindness in the sight of the kings of Persia: He has granted us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and he has given us a wall of protection in
Ezra at work in the Codex Amiatinus (AD 716 or earlier)
Aleppo Codex Joshua 1 1