Book of Ezra

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Ezra
1 Esdras (in some traditions)
gptkbp:author Traditionally attributed to Ezra
gptkbp:chapter 10
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Decree_of_Cyrus
Ezra’s reforms
Portions in Aramaic
Rebuilding of the Temple
Return from Babylonian exile
gptkbp:dateWritten 5th century BCE
gptkbp:division gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
Historical Books
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:2_Chronicles
gptkbp:genre Historical
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Book of Ezra
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Vulgate
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:locationWritten gptkb:Babylon
gptkb:Judea
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Ezra
gptkb:Cyrus_the_Great
gptkb:Artaxerxes_I
gptkb:Zerubbabel
gptkbp:mergedInto Book of Nehemiah (in Jewish tradition)
gptkbp:notableFor Ezra 1:1-4
Ezra 3:10-13
Ezra 7:10
gptkbp:originalLanguage gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Old_Testament
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Book_of_Nehemiah
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:Book_of_Nehemiah
gptkb:1_Esdras
gptkb:2_Esdras
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Babylon
gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:significance Describes rebuilding of the Second Temple
Describes religious reforms led by Ezra
Describes return of Jews from Babylonian exile
gptkbp:status Canonical in Christianity
Canonical in Judaism
gptkbp:theme Religious reform
Rebuilding the Temple
Restoration of Israel
Return from exile
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:Christian_liturgy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Ezra
gptkb:Sheshbazzar
gptkb:Ezra-Nehemiah
gptkb:Temple_in_Jerusalem
gptkb:Shealtiel
gptkb:Zerubbabel
gptkb:Returnees_of_Samaria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5