Return from exile, Persian Empire · arrives in Jerusalem in 458 BC
Ezra Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Ezra. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. How does the book of Ezra describe Ezra?
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Answer: A scribe skilled in the law. “He was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given.” The king’s cupbearer was Nehemiah. Ezra 7:6
2. Under which king of Persia did Ezra go up to Jerusalem?
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Answer: Artaxerxes. “Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah…” Ezra 7:1
3. According to Ezra 7:10, to what had Ezra applied his heart?
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Answer: Studying and teaching the law. Ezra “had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.” Ezra 7:10