Bible Verses About "Who Was Ezra in the Bible"
Ezra was a priest and scribe who led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem and restored the teaching of God's Law to the people.
Ezra was a priest and scribe who led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem and restored the teaching of God's Law to the people.
"For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments." — Ezra 7:10 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Ezra in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments."
"So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading."
"This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses."
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