The title figure serves as the butler to the Persian King Artaxerxes I. Granted a leave of absence, he returns to Judah.
The title figure serves as the butler to the Persian King Artaxerxes I. Granted a leave of absence, he returns to Judah. Serving as governor, he institutes a prohibition against high interest rates, cancels the debts owed by the poor, excludes non-Israelits from the "assembly of God", prohibits intermarriage, and passes an injunction against work or trade on the Sabbath. Under is leadership, Ezra establishes proper reading of the "the book of the law of Moses" and the walls of Jerusalem are rebuilt in just 52 days. FTP, identify this book of Hebrew writings, originally paired with Ezra and Chronicles.
The title figure serves as the butler to the Persian King Artaxerxes I. Granted a leave of absence, he returns to Judah.
Nehemiah