MEANING: “Yahweh Helps”Ezra’s name carries the meaning “Yahweh helps.”AUTHORSHIP: Ezra HimselfThe Book of Ezra is attributed to Ezra.TIME WRITTEN: Probably composed between 457 and 444 B.C.POSITION IN THE BIBLE: Ezra in the Context of Scripture EZRA: Key Stats OBSERVATIONS ABOUT EZRA: Historical Overview “Second Exodus” and Remnant’s Return: Two Returns from Babylon: Interlude and Ezra’s Continue reading