The book of Ezra is one of the historical books in the Old Testament. The book is named after its primary character, Ezra.
Chronologically, Ezra picks up where Second Chronicles leaves off, with King Cyrus’s decree letting the exiles go home. (The books of Esther and Daniel give us some insight into what happened during this time, when the people lived in Babylonian captivity.)
Ezra tells how the struggling remnant of God’s people rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem, and how Ezra later helped restore worship.
(Nehemiah was a contemporary of Ezra and led the rebuilding of the wall around Jerusalem.)
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