Ezra the Scribe — Unified Historical Archive

The Unified Historical Archive & Global Reference Portal for Ezra the Scribe.

Historical Biography — The Second Moses

Ezra ben Seraiah, of the priestly line of Aaron, was born in Babylon during the Babylonian exile. He was appointed Royal Commissioner for Jewish Religious Affairs under King Artaxerxes I of Persia in 458 BCE.

The Eternal Resting Place of Ezra the Scribe

On the western bank of the Tigris River, in the lush marshlands of Maysan Governorate, southern Iraq, stands the tomb of Ezra the Scribe — one of the oldest and most venerated Jewish pilgrimage sites in the world.

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