Is Ezra a man In the book of Ezra?


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Yes, According to the genealogy in Ezra 7:1-5, Ezra was the son or descendant of Seraiah, the high priest taken captive by Babylonians, a lineal descendant of Phinehas, the grandson of Aaron. In the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes I Longimanus, Ezra obtained leave to go to Jerusalem and to take with him a company of Israelites. Artaxerxes showed interest in Ezra's undertaking, granting him his requests, and giving him gifts for the house of God. Ezra assembled 5,000 exiles for Jerusalem

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