Ezra ben Seraiah  ben Azariah

• General Notes
  • (3) The distinguished priest who is the hero of the Book of Ezra and   co -workerwith Nehemiah.  The genealogy of Ezra is given in Ezra  7:1-6, where it appears that    he  was the son of Seraiah, the son  of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,   theson o f Shallum, , BIBLE  DICTIONARY EZRA A famous priest and scribe who brought back part of  theexiles from     capt ivity (Ezra 7 - 10; Neh. 8; Neh. 12). The  object of his mission   was to t each in Israel statutes and  judgments. In 458 B.C. he     obtained from Arta xerxes an impm Ezra  comes from a Hebrew name meaning "Help"; Ezar. Religious     Figures:  Ezra (3rd century B.C.) -- A Hebrew priest and scribe in     the Old  Testame nt