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Ezra
Ezra [ ézzrə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Hebrew priest: in the Bible, a Hebrew high priest who lived in the 5th century bc. He led the Jews back to Jerusalem from their exile in Babylon and founded a Jewish nation.
2. book of Bible: a book of the Bible that describes the rebuilding of the Jewish state in Judah after the Babylonian captivity, traditionally attributed to Ezra
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