Ezra
About the Book of Ezra
Ezra and Nehemiah are the last two books about the history of the Israelites.
Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had destroyed the
When Cyrus, King of Persia, started to rule over Babylon, he told the Jews to return to Jerusalem. He told them to build God's temple again. The Book of Ezra tells us how the Jews did that. This happened in about 538
Then Ezra returned to Jerusalem. Ezra was a
1:0The Israelites were the descendants of Jacob, who was also called Israel. Jacob's 12 sons became the ancestors of Israel's tribes . The land that God gave to them as their home was called Israel. After King Solomon died, the nation of Israel became two kingdoms . The kingdom in the north was called Israel. The kingdom in the south was called Judah.
1:0Babylon was a rich and powerful city on the Euphrates River. The king of Babylon ruled many other countries.
1:0Jews were people who belonged to the Israelite kingdom of Judah. The name was first used at the time of their exile in Babylon. It can mean any of the Israelites who returned to Judah after the exile.