Ezra (Nehemiah 12:1)
The name Ezra means “help; court.” Ezra is mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, first in Nehemiah 12:1.
Who was Ezra?
A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel (Neh. 12:1).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Ezra
- Nehemiah 12:1
Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
- Nehemiah 12:13
Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
- Nehemiah 12:33
And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,