1-5 Here is the genealogy of Ezra, who traveled from Babylon to Jerusalem during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia:Ezra was the son of
Exiles Who Returned with Ezra - Here is a list of the family leaders and the genealogies of those who came with me from Babylon during the reign of
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible Ezra 5:9 In-Context 7 “To King Darius. Greetings. 8 “The king should know that we went to the construction site of the Temple of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being rebuilt with specially prepared stones, and timbe...
Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”Berean Literal BibleAnd He said to them, "Because of this, every scribe having been discipled into ...
“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.King James BibleThus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the...
] The month Nisan or Abib, which was the month following that in which the temple was finished, ( Ezra 6:15 ) , this passover was kept at the exact time the law commanded, ( Exodus 12:2 Exodus 12:6 ) . Read More Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible Ezra 6:19 In...
This is a list of authors either identified in the Bible’s text itself or generally assumed by church/Jewish tradition. I’ve included a few candidates for anonymous works (like Moses, Ezra, and Matthew). There are more authors of the Bible than the 35 I’ve listed here. For example,...
The Book of Ezra is set during a pivotal time in the history of the ancient Middle East. The book begins shortly after the rise of the Achaemenid Empire. In fact, the king of the Achaemenid Empire, Cyrus the Great, is a pivotal character in the book. The book concludes shortly before ...
“And the Jews say: ‘Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allâh, and the Christians say: Messiah is the son of Allâh. That is a saying from their mouths. They imitate the saying of the disbelievers of old. Allâh’s Curse be on them, how they are deluded away from the truth.” (...
An atheistic minister might say “The Bible says . . . ” In this way, he could tell himself he was only repeating what the Bible said, not saying it himself. Paul told me that a friend of his who was a minister told him, “There is this little old lady in the front pew. How ...