<li>Ezra records the return of the Jews from captivity.
<li>Ezra deals with the rebuilding of the temple.
<li>The purpose of Ezra is to record God's faith fullness in re-establishing the Jews in Israel.
<li>Name two kings mentioned in Ezra:<br/>
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<li>Cyrus
<li>Darius
<li>Ahasuerus
<li>Artaxerxes<br/>
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<li>Approximately 50,000 Jews returned to Israel.
<li>The priest named in Ezra who organizes the return to Jeruselam is Zerubabel.
<li>The two prophets who challenged and motivated the people to build the temple were Haggai and Zecheriah.
<li>Ezra was a descendant of Arron.
<li>About 1,500 men return with Ezra.
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