The Rebuilders

150 Bible Basics

Ezra

A priest in the period of the Persian empire who helped bring Israel to restoration and repentance after Zerubbabel and Joshua (a high priest, not the man who conquered Canaan in the book of Joshua) had rebuilt the temple.
Ezra’s life overlapped with Nehemiah’s, and he was featured in Nehemiah 8 when he came to read the Law to the people.

Nehemiah

A Jewish man who served as cupbearer to King Artaxerxes and was given permission to return to Jerusalem to rebuild its walls. Nehemiah faced great opposition but led the people to complete the work rapidly. Afterwards, he and Ezra led the people to repentance and reinstated the Feast of Booths.

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These are entries #100 and #101 of 150 from my book, Sunday School Catch-Up, available on Amazon!