Book of Ezra

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Ezra
Previous	2 Chronicles
Next	Nehemiah
Testament	Old
Section	History
Book number	15
Chapters	10
Authors	God Ezra Artaxerxes (letter copied) Darius (decree copied) Tattenai (letter copied)

The Book of Ezra is a book of the Bible in the Old Testament written by Ezra that covers post-babylonian Israelite captivity, the fulfillment of the Book of Jeremiah, building of the Second Temple, and the ministry of Ezra.

Genre

Historical Account

Ezra mainly boasts the characteristics of a historical account, in which it documents many historical happenings in detail

Records

The Book of Ezra contains a great deal of records concerning the Second Temple's inventory, lists freed slaves and exiles, and proclamations and letters from the kings.