Texts · 13 · Ezra

Searching genealogies

In Ezra-Nehemiah, the community consults genealogical records to determine membership and restores worship 'as written in the Torah of Moses.'

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Ezra's own mission is to 'seek' in the law and teach it.

Bible reference: Ezra 2:62; Nehemiah 7:64

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 215

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