Ezra

Old Testament · History · 10 chapters

The exiles return from Babylon, rebuild the temple, and Ezra leads the people to rediscover the Law.

Context

Genre

Memoir and history

Authorship

Traditionally attributed to EzraIts composition is debated.

Setting

Persia and Jerusalem

Original language

Hebrew and Aramaic

In the original

שׁוּבshuv — return

Related texts

2 Chronicles 36 · Cyrus’s decreeNehemiah 8 · law read aloud

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