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Ezra עֶזְרָא
Returned priest. Ezra was a priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and participated in the dedication of Jerusalem's wall.
Where Ezra appears
Nehemiah (3)
Key verses
- Nehemiah 12:1 first mention — Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
- Nehemiah 12:13 — Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
- Nehemiah 12:33 — And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.