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Ezra in the Bible. 1 Central figure of the book of Ezra . 2 Priest who returned with Zerubbabel.

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Ezra a Jewish priest and scribe who played a central part in the reform of Judaism in the 5th or 4th century bc, continuing the work of Nehemiah and forbidding mixed marriages. Also, a book of the Bible telling of Ezra, the return of the Jews from Babylon, and the rebuilding of the Temple.

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Ezra. Jewish priest and scribe. His activities are recorded in the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah and 1 Esdras. He took measures to ensure the racial purity and distinctiveness of the Jewish people. The traditional date of his arrival in Jerusalem is 458 BC, but it may have been 428 or 398, making him later than Nehemiah.

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