Ezr 7:11 - Commentary

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Text -- Ezra 7:11 (NET)

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Artaxerxes Gives Official Endorsement to Ezra’s Mission

7:11 What follows is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. Ezra was a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:

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Names, People and Places:

· Artaxerxes a man who usurped the Persian throne 552-551BC (ZD74),a Persian king who must have reigned before 516BC (ZD74),King of Persia about 460-440BC (ZD74)

· Ezra a man of Judah; probably the son of Hodiah

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel