Ezra was a priest and scribe who led a return of exiles to Jerusalem and devoted himself to studying, doing, and teaching the law of the LORD. His prepared heart made him a great teacher of Scripture.
Now widely loved, Ezra is a warm, bookish name that means help — fitting for one who helped restore a nation's faith.
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Ezra in the Bible
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.