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    E.M. Yamauchi in John H. Walton, Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Vol. 3 (Grand Rapids, Mich, [2009?]; Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan, 2009). p. 414.

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2022-09-28
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  1. Ezra 7:1 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does the name Ezra mean?

Ezra 7:1 (ESV)

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

Ezra is a shortened form of Azariah and it has the meaning, The Lord helps or The Lord has helped.1

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