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For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.

Ezra 7:9

Ezra Prepares for the Journey

I. In context 4,985 passages · 1,189 chapters

The Passage Ezra 7:6-10

6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

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The Chapter Ezra 7

1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

2 The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

3 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

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II. Study deeper 942 articles

Major Old Testament Narratives & Events The Return from Exile under Zerubbabel Zerubbabel led the first company home and the altar went up before the foundation — Cyrus's decree, the opposition that halted work, Haggai and Zechariah. Begin reading

Book Introductions An Introduction to Ezra: Return and Rebuilding Cultural, Historical, and Practical Topics The Cyrus Cylinder and the Return from Exile Key People of the Bible (Character Studies) Nehemiah: The Leader and Wall-Builder Major Old Testament Narratives & Events The Fall of the Southern Kingdom (Judah) and the Babylonian Exile

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