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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Ezra
a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b .c .

2. Ezra
a book of the Bible bearing his name.

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Princeton's WordNet

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

2. (noun) Ezra, Book of Ezra
an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. ezra
a Jewish scribe of priestly rank, and full of zeal for the law of the Lord and the restoration of Israel; author of a book of the Old Testament, which records two successive returns of the people from captivity, and embraces a period of 79 years, from 576 to 457 B.C., being a continuation of the book of Chronicles, its purpose being to relate the progress of the restored theocracy in Judah and Jerusalem, particularly as regards the restoration of the Temple and the re-institution of the priesthood.

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