EZRA

–1. A famous scribe and priest Ezr 7:1-5,6,10,21; Ne 12:36

.Appoints a fast Ezr 8:21

.Commissioned by Artaxerxes, returns to Jerusalem with a large group of Jews Ezr 7:8

.His charge to the priests Ezr 8:29

.Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives Ezr 9; 10:1-17

.Reads the law Ne 8

.Reforms corruptions Ezr 10; Ne 13

.Dedicates the wall of Jerusalem Ne 12:27-43

–2. A leading priest among the colonists under Zerubbabel Ne 12:1

.Probably identical with AZARIAH in Ne 10:2

.And Ezr 7:1

–3. A descendant of Judah 1Ch 4:17