Ezra, Ezrah
[Ĕz’ră] – help or my helper.
1. The head of one of the twenty-two courses of priests that came up from exile with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Neh. 10:2-8; 12:1, 13). Probably the Azariah of Ezra 7:1.
2. A descendant of Judah through Caleb (1 Chron. 4:17).
3. The famous scribe and priest descended from Hilkiah the high priest (Ezra 7:1-25).
Today’s Reading Is From:
All the Men of the Bible
by Herbert Lockyer
A portrait gallery and reference library of over 3,000 named biblical characters. Characters you can learn from and teachings you can apply.
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* All the Women of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer
