Ezra
Author - Ezra (According to Tradition)....
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Main Theme of Ezra - The return from the captivity...
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The Hebrew traditions treated the books of Ezra and Nehemiah
is one book, although they were probably separated in the
Bible. The book of Ezra bears the name of an individual who
was a descendent of the priest Hilkiah who had helped
initiate reforms in the time of Josiah (2 Kings 22:8). Ezra
returned from the Babylonian captivity in 457 BC whi...
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Greek Name - Esdras (Greek form of the Hebrew)...
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Types and Shadows - In Ezra Jesus is the one who led the
captives out...
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Date - From 536-456 BC Approximately...
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Quick Overview of Ezra. – –1-6 – –The return of the Jews to
the land of Israel under the leadership of Zerubbabel, to the
rebuilding of the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. – –7-10 – –
The arrival of Ezra in Jerusalem, Ezra reforms religion and
government, (note the prophecies of Haggai and Zechariah
correspond with this time period)....
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The Book of Ezra covers events in later Jewish Biblical
history, for example the return of the Jews from exile under
Zerubbabel, and the rebuilding of Solomon's Temple in
Jerusalem. It also covers the arrival of Ezra in Jerusalem,
Ezra reforms religion and government, (note the prophecies of
Haggai and Zechariah correspond with this time perio...
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