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Quoted index: BIBLEBYAUTHORS- Ezra:

kjv@1Chronicles: kjv@AUTHOR: Ezra - 450 B.C. - OLD TESTAMENT - History
kjv@2Chronicles: kjv@AUTHOR: Ezra - 450 B.C. - OLD TESTAMENT - History
kjv@Ezra: kjv@AUTHOR: Ezra - 450 B.C. - OLD TESTAMENT - History
kjv@Nehemiah: kjv@AUTHOR: Ezra - 450 B.C. - OLD TESTAMENT History

Quoted index: BIBLEBOOKSUMMARY- EZRA:

http://www.holybible.com/resources/KJV_DFND/summary.htm:1 Adapted from sources found on www.holybible.com
kjv@Ezra:1 EZRA - NEHEMIAH - Written originally as one book, these two books describe the return of the Jewish exiles after more than a half-century of bondage in Babylon, and the subsequent restoration of Jerusalem, its Temple and it walls. Ezra and Nehemiah are of special importance, since they contain nearly all of the direct information known of the post-Exilic period of Hebrew history.
kjv@Nehemiah:1 EZRA - NEHEMIAH - Written originally as one book, these two books describe the return of the Jewish exiles after more than a half-century of bondage in Babylon, and the subsequent restoration of Jerusalem, its Temple and it walls. Ezra and Nehemiah are of special importance, since they contain nearly all of the direct information known of the post-Exilic period of Hebrew history.


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Ezra @ help. (1.) A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel kjv@Nehemiah:12:1). (2.) The "scribe" who led the second body of exiles that returned from Babylon to Jerusalem B.C. 459, and author of the book of Scripture which bears his name. He was the son, or perhaps grandson, of Seraiah ( kjv@2Kings:25:18-21), and a lineal descendant of Phinehas, the son of Aaron kjv@Ezra:7:1-5). All we know of his personal history is contained in the last four chapters of his book, and in kjv@Nehemiah:8 and 12:26. In the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes Longimanus (see DARIUS), he obtained leave to go up to Jerusalem and to take with him a company of Israelites Ezra:8). Artaxerxes manifested great interest in Ezra's undertaking, granting him "all his request," and loading him with gifts for the house of God. Ezra assembled the band of exiles, probably about 5,000 in all, who were prepared to go up with him to Jerusalem, on the banks of the Ahava, where they rested for three days, and were put into order for their march across the desert, which was completed in four months. His proceedings at Jerusalem on his arrival there are recorded in his book. He was "a ready scribe in the law of Moses," who "had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments." "He is," says Professor Binnie, "the first well-defined example of an order of men who have never since ceased in the church; men of sacred erudition, who devote their lives to the study of the Holy Scriptures, in order that they may be in a condition to interpret them for the instruction and edification of the church. It is significant that the earliest mention of the pulpit occurs in the history of Ezra's ministry kjv@Nehemiah:8:4). He was much more of a teacher than a priest. We learn from the account of his labours in the book of Nehemiah that he was careful to have the whole people instructed in the law of Moses; and there is no reason to reject the constant tradition of the Jews which connects his name with the collecting and editing of the Old Testament canon. The final completion of the canon may have been, and probably was, the work of a later generation; but Ezra seems to have put it much into the shape in which it is still found in the Hebrew Bible. When it is added that the complete organization of the synagogue dates from this period, it will be seen that the age was emphatically one of Biblical study" (The kjv@Psalms: their History, etc.). For about fourteen years, i.e., till B.C. 445, we have no record of what went on in Jerusalem after Ezra had set in order the ecclesiastical and civil affairs of the nation. In that year another distinguished personage, Nehemiah, appears on the scene. After the ruined wall of the city had been built by Nehemiah, there was a great gathering of the people at Jerusalem preparatory to the dedication of the wall. On the appointed day the whole population assembled, and the law was read aloud to them by Ezra and his assistants kjv@Nehemiah:8:3). The remarkable scene is described in detail. There was a great religious awakening. For successive days they held solemn assemblies, confessing their sins and offering up solemn sacrifices. They kept also the feast of Tabernacles with great solemnity and joyous enthusiasm, and then renewed their national covenant to be the Lord's. Abuses were rectified, and arrangements for the temple service completed, and now nothing remained but the dedication of the walls of the city Nehemiah:12).

Ezra, Book of @ This book is the record of events occurring at the close of the Babylonian exile. It was at one time included in Nehemiah, the Jews regarding them as one volume. The two are still distinguished in the Vulgate version as I. and II. Esdras. It consists of two principal divisions: (1.) The history of the first return of exiles, in the first year of Cyrus (B.C. 536), till the completion and dedication of the new temple, in the sixth year of Darius Hystapes (B.C. 515), ch. 1-6. From the close of the sixth to the opening of the seventh chapter there is a blank in the history of about sixty years. (2.) The history of the second return under Ezra, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes Longimanus, and of the events that took place at Jerusalem after Ezra's arrival there (7-10). The book thus contains memorabilia connected with the Jews, from the decree of Cyrus (B.C. 536) to the reformation by Ezra (B.C. 456), extending over a period of about eighty years. There is no quotation from this book in the New Testament, but there never has been any doubt about its being canonical. Ezra was probably the author of this book, at least of the greater part of it (comp. 7:27-28; 8:1, etc.), as he was also of the Books of Chronicles, the close of which forms the opening passage of Ezra.

Ezrahite @ a title given to Ethan (kjvkjv@Kings:4:31; Psalms:89, title) and Heman Psalms:88, title). They were both sons of Zerah ( kjv@1Chronicles:2:6).

Quoted index: BIBLEBYSTORYLINE- Ezra:

kjv@Ezra:1 Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:2 The List of the Exiles Who Returned - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:3:1-6 Rebuilding the Altar - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:3:7-13 Rebuilding the Temple - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:4:1-5 Opposition to the Rebuilding - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:4:6-24 Later Opposition Under Xerxes and Artaxerxes - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:5 Tattenai's Letter to Darius - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:6:1-12 The Decree of Darius - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:6:13-18 Completion and Dedication of the Temple- StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:6:19-22 The Passover - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:7:1-10 Ezra Comes to Jerusalem - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:7:11-28 King Artaxerxes' Letter to Ezra - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:8:1-14 List of the Family Heads Returning With Ezra - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:8:15-36 The Return to Jerusalem - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:9 Ezra's Prayer About Intermarriage - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:10:1-17 The People's Confession of Sin - StorylinesOT
kjv@Ezra:10:18-44 Those Guilty of Intermarriage - StorylinesOT
kjv@Nehemiah:8 kjv@Ezra: Reads the Law - StorylinesOT

Quoted index: BIBLEBYBOOKCHAPTER- Ezra:

Info pBiblx2 System generated book chapter word character counts alongside most frequent word topic seeker links.
kjv@Ezra Chapters=10 Verses=293 Words=7830 Chars=43132; 113 CHILDREN 97 GOD 65 HOUSE 58 KING 48 JERUSALEM 44 SON 40 ISRAEL 38 LORD 21 THREE 21 LEVITES 18 SILVER 18 RIVER 17 GOLD 17 DAY 16 HAND 15 JUDAH 15 CYRUS 15 BABYLON 13 PERSIA 13 MONTH
kjv@Ezra:1 Verses=11 Words=371 Chars=2005; 7 JERUSALEM 6 LORD 6 HOUSE 6 GOD 5 SILVER 5 KING 5 GOLD 5 CYRUS 4 PERSIA 4 JUDAH 2 SPIRIT 2 SHESHBAZZAR 2 BEASTS 1 YEAR 1 WRITING 1 WORD 1 TEN 1 SECOND 1 ROSE 1 PROCLAMATION
kjv@Ezra:2 Verses=70 Words=998 Chars=5994; 99 CHILDREN 15 THREE 9 SEVEN 8 FORTY 5 SEVENTY 4 JESHUA 4 HOUSE 3 NETHINIMS 3 ISRAEL 2 SINGING 2 SINGERS 2 SHEPHATIAH 2 PORTERS 2 NEKODA 2 LEVITES 2 JERUSALEM 2 IMMER 2 HARIM 2 GIDDEL 2 ELAM
kjv@Ezra:3 Verses=13 Words=547 Chars=2973; 11 LORD 6 HOUSE 6 BURNT 5 OFFERINGS 5 LEVITES 4 SON 4 ISRAEL 4 GOD 3 MONTH 3 JESHUA 3 JERUSALEM 2 ZERUBBABEL 2 TEMPLE 2 SHEALTIEL 2 SECOND 2 MAN 2 KING 2 JOZADAK 2 JOY 2 FIRST
kjv@Ezra:4 Verses=24 Words=769 Chars=4203; 15 KING 7 REST 6 JERUSALEM 5 TIME 5 RIVER 5 PERSIA 5 GOD 4 SHIMSHAI 4 SCRIBE 4 REHUM 4 ARTAXERXES 3 JUDAH 3 ISRAEL 3 CHANCELLOR 2 ZERUBBABEL 2 WILL 2 TRIBUTE 2 TONGUE 2 TOLL 2 SEDITION
kjv@Ezra:5 Verses=17 Words=583 Chars=3114; 12 HOUSE 12 GOD 11 KING 6 JERUSALEM 6 BABYLON 4 TEMPLE 4 CYRUS 3 SON 3 RIVER 3 NAMES 3 GREAT 3 DARIUS 2 TIME 2 TATNAI 2 SHESHBAZZAR 2 PROPHETS 2 NEBUCHADNEZZAR 2 NAME 2 JEWS 2 ISRAEL
kjv@Ezra:6 Verses=22 Words=778 Chars=4228; 17 GOD 16 HOUSE 8 KING 7 ISRAEL 6 JERUSALEM 5 DARIUS 5 CHILDREN 4 RIVER 4 JEWS 4 DAY 4 CAPTIVITY 3 LEVITES 3 CYRUS 2 YEAR 2 WORK 2 TEMPLE 2 TATNAI 2 SACRIFICES 2 PASSOVER 2 MONTH
kjv@Ezra:7 Verses=28 Words=863 Chars=4524; 21 GOD 16 SON 12 KING 10 JERUSALEM 8 HOUSE 7 LORD 7 LAW 7 ISRAEL 7 EZRA 5 SCRIBE 5 HAND 5 ARTAXERXES 4 SILVER 4 PRIEST 4 HEAVEN 3 MONTH 3 LEVITES 3 GOLD 3 FIRST 3 BABYLON
kjv@Ezra:8 Verses=36 Words=990 Chars=5285; 15 SON 12 GOD 7 GOLD 6 SILVER 6 HOUSE 6 HAND 5 ISRAEL 4 RIVER 4 LORD 4 LEVITES 4 KING 4 JERUSALEM 3 ZECHARIAH 3 WAY 3 THREE 3 SEVENTY 3 NETHINIMS 3 ELNATHAN 3 AHAVA 2 TEN
kjv@Ezra:9 Verses=15 Words=617 Chars=3297; 11 GOD 4 TRESPASS 3 LORD 3 LAND 3 ISRAEL 3 DAY 2 MANTLE 2 HOLY 2 HEAD 2 HAND 2 GREAT 2 GARMENT 2 FACE 2 COMMANDMENTS 2 BONDAGE 1 WORDS 1 WEALTH 1 UNCLEANNESS 1 UNCLEAN 1 SWORD
kjv@Ezra:10 Verses=44 Words=924 Chars=5325; 8 GOD 6 EZRA 5 SON 5 ISRAEL 4 MONTH 4 MATTANIAH 4 MAASEIAH 4 HOUSE 4 ELIASHIB 4 DAY 4 CONGREGATION 4 CHILDREN 4 BENAIAH 3 ZABAD 3 SHIMEI 3 JUDAH 3 JERUSALEM 3 JEHIEL 3 FIRST 3 ELIEZER

Quoted index: SCRIPTUREBYSUBJECT- Ezra:

http://www.apostolic-churches.net/bible/sbs Bible Scriptures By Subject - Rodney Qualls/Bible Study Tools
kjv@Ezra:9:4-7 confession of sin
kjv@Ezra:9:10-15 confession of sin
kjv@Ezra:4:6-16 accusation
kjv@Ezra:6:22 joy general scriptures

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