a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
"Ezra traveled from Babylon to Jerusalem as a priest and scribe tasked with restoring Jewish law after the exile."
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
"The biblical account of Ezra describes how he led the exiles back from captivity and restored proper worship in Jerusalem."
The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
"Many scholars consider Ezra to be an important bridge between the books of Chronicles and Nehemiah in the Old Testament."
The name Ezra comes from Biblical Hebrew and originally meant a helper or one who aids others. It entered English as an alternative spelling for the biblical figure known in Latin texts as Esdras.