Ezra (n.)

  1. a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem

    [ Syn: ezra ]

  2. an Old Testament book telling of a rabbis efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity

    [ Syn: ezra , book of ezra ]

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