[[Ezra]], the Priest and Scribe, (lived in the fourth century of the fourth millennium, died on the 9th or 10th of Tevet) was a leader of the Jews during the days of the Return to Zion and the beginning of the Second Temple period. His nickname "the Scribe" describes his knowledge of the Torah and his activities in studying and copying the Torah.<ref>Another opinion explains that it was the nickname of a high official in the Persian Empire.</ref> | [[Ezra]], the Priest and Scribe, (lived in the fourth century of the fourth millennium, died on the 9th or 10th of Tevet) was a leader of the Jews during the days of the Return to Zion and the beginning of the Second Temple period. His nickname "the Scribe" describes his knowledge of the Torah and his activities in studying and copying the Torah.<ref>Another opinion explains that it was the nickname of a high official in the Persian Empire.</ref> |