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* While the latter part of [[Book of 2 Chronicles|2 Chronicles]] records the fall of Jerusalem by King [[Nebuchadnezzar]] of Babylon, the book of Ezra begins with King Cyrus of Persia freeing the Israelites. | * While the latter part of [[Book of 2 Chronicles|2 Chronicles]] records the fall of Jerusalem by King [[Nebuchadnezzar]] of Babylon, the book of Ezra begins with King Cyrus of Persia freeing the Israelites. | ||
*It describes how, 70 years after the Babylonian exile, [[God]] fulfilled His prophecy<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+25%3A10-11&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 25:10–11 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> by restoring the people of Judah. | *It describes how, 70 years after the Babylonian exile, [[God]] fulfilled His prophecy<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+25%3A10-11&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 25:10–11 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> by restoring the people of Judah. | ||
*In the Hebrew Bible, Ezra and [[ | *In the Hebrew Bible, Ezra and [[Nehemiah (Bible)|Nehemiah]] are combined as one book. | ||
==Structure of the Book of Ezra== | ==Structure of the Book of Ezra== | ||