Ezra [N] [H] [S] help. A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel ( Nehemiah 12:1 ). The "scribe" who led the second body of exiles that returned from Babylon to Jerusalem B.C. 459, and author of the book of Scripture which bears his name. He was the son, or perhaps grandson, of Seraiah ( 2 Kings 25:18-21 ), and a lineal descendant of Phinehas, the s... View Details
Johanan whom Jehovah graciously bestows. One of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the desert of Judah ( 1 Chronicles 12:12 ). The oldest of King Josiah's sons ( 1 Chronicles 3:15 ). Son of Careah, one of the Jewish chiefs who rallied round Gedaliah, whom Nebuchadnezzar had made governor in Jerusalem ( 2 Kings 25:23 ; Jeremiah 40:8 ).... View Details