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'''Ezra''' was a priest and scribe<ref>[https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4166669/jewish/The-Story-of-Ezra-the-Scribe-in-the-Bible.htm The Story of Ezra the Scribe in the Bible]</ref> (Ezra 7:11, Nehemiah 8:1-2)  

'''Ezra''' was a priest and scribe<ref>[https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4166669/jewish/The-Story-of-Ezra-the-Scribe-in-the-Bible.htm The Story of Ezra the Scribe in the Bible]</ref> (Ezra 7:11, Nehemiah 8:1-2)  

Ezra the 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 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>

According to most biblical scholars he lived at the time of Artaxerxes I (about 458 B.C.)<ref>Others propose a later date, during the reign of Artaxerxes II (about 398 B.C.). ''New American Bible'' (1970) ''footnote'' Ezra 7:1-8. See [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/ezra/7-6.htm multiple commentaries on Ezra 7:6]</ref>  

According to most biblical scholars he lived at the time of Artaxerxes I (about 458 B.C.)<ref>Others propose a later date, during the reign of Artaxerxes II (about 398 B.C.). ''New American Bible'' (1970) ''footnote'' Ezra 7:1-8. See [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/ezra/7-6.htm multiple commentaries on Ezra 7:6]</ref>