a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem;
Ezra (n.)
an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity;
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