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Book of Ezra   /bʊk əv ˈɛzrə/   Listen
Book of Ezra

noun
1.
An Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity.  Synonym: Ezra.






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"Book of Ezra" Quotes from Famous Books



... no private house of his own. The slave, nevertheless, could own a house or receive it in payment of a debt. This is illustrated by an interesting contract in which reference is made to Ustanni, the Tatnai of the Book of Ezra, who is called "the governor of Ebir-nri," "the other side of the river." The ...
— Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs • Rev. A. H. Sayce



Words linked to "Book of Ezra" :   Writings, Ketubim, Ezra, Hagiographa, book, Old Testament



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