Portal:Bible/Featured chapter/Ezra
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Ezra 1
Cyrus, inspired by God, permits the Israelites to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem and returns to them the golden vessels which had been carried off by Nebuchadnezzar.
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Ezra 2
A list of names of the people, houses and cities whose inhabitants returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian captivity.
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PLACES: Babylon - Jerusalem - Kingdom of Judah - Telmelah - Telharsa - Cherub - Addan
RELATED ARTICLES: Babylonian captivity - Kohen - Solomon - Urim and Thummim - Second Temple - Sacrifice - Dram (unit)
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeEzra 3
Jeshua the High Priest and Zerubbabel build the altar and celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. In the second year the foundations of the Temple are laid, and the dedication takes place with great rejoicing.
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ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay–Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeEzra 4
The adversaries of the Jews make efforts to hinder the Jews from building the Temple. A letter is written to Artaxerxes to procure a prohibition of the construction of the Temple, and the work is interrupted till the second year of Darius.
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PLACES: Assur - Persia - Kingdom of Judah - Jerusalem - Samaria
RELATED ARTICLES: Second Temple - Esarhaddon - Syrian language
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeEzra 5
Through the exhortations of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, Zerubbabel and Joshua recommence the building of the Temple. Tatnai, the governor "on this side the river," sends to the king a report of their action.
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PLACES: Kingdom of Judah - Jerusalem - Judea - Kingdom of Israel - Babylon
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Ezra 6
Darius finds the decree of Cyrus and directs Tatnai not to disturb the Jews in their work. He also supplies everything necessary for the offerings. The Temple is finished and is dedicated with great solemnity.
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Ezra 7
Artaxerxes I gives Ezra a commission to bring with him to Jerusalem all the captives that remain in Babylon.
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Ezra 8
The heads of the families who were held captive in Babylon are named. Ezra and the people fast and pray for guidance in going to Jerusalem.
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ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeEzra 9
Ezra prays to God and confesses the sins of the people of Israel.
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RELATED ARTICLES: Kohen - sacrifice - Babylonian captivity
ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay–Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - WycliffeEzra 10
The princes of Israel inform Ezra that many have not repudiated their foreign wives. Those who have taken foreign wives are compelled to send them away and to bring each a sin offering.
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ENGLISH TEXT: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society - Tyndale - World English - Wycliffe