Second Temple
Ezra
Priest and scribe who led a second return from exile and re-established the Law in Jerusalem.
Family & dates
- Lifespan
- 480 BC – 440 BC (40 years)
- Era
- Second Temple
Scripture references
Every chapter that names Ezra
4 chapters- Ezra· 8· 6
- Nehemiah· 9· 2
Chapter list adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), based on STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0), and checked against the BSB text.
Notes & controversies
- traces his priestly line back to Aaron across many generations, roughly 1,000 years after Aaron; shown standalone here rather than as Aaron's direct child.