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Ezra

The Scribe Who Rebuilt the Law

Biblical Scripture, law, reform, national repentance Post-exilic — c. 458 BCE under Artaxerxes I; the Talmud credits him with fixing the Aramaic square script for Hebrew; active c. 460–430 BCE Babylon (origin and residence); Judah/Jerusalem (mission)
Portrait of Ezra
Portrait of Ezra
Rank Priest / Scribe / Teacher of the Law
Domain Scripture, law, reform, national repentance
Period Post-exilic — c. 458 BCE under Artaxerxes I; the Talmud credits him with fixing the Aramaic square script for Hebrew; active c. 460–430 BCE
Alignment Holy
Power RARE 60

Attributes

ATK
10
DEF
45
SPR
82
SPD
25
INT
90
CHA
82
WIS
99
END
45

Combat Profile

ATK DEF SPR SPD INT CHA WIS END
Special Move

Restoration of Law

Ezra calls upon divine judgment to purify corruption and restore righteous order, requiring collective repentance to succeed.

Passive

Keeper of Scripture

Ezra's presence strengthens adherence to covenant and divine law, granting clarity to those who seek righteous guidance.

If Moses received the Law and Solomon housed it, Ezra restored it. After the exile, the Torah was nearly forgotten. Ezra, “a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses” (Ezra 7:6), brought it back from Babylon and read it publicly. The people wept when they heard it (Neh 8:9) — they hadn’t heard their own scripture in generations. The Talmud says “Ezra was worthy of receiving the Torah, had Moses not preceded him” (Sanhedrin 21b). He’s traditionally credited with establishing the synagogue system, canonizing parts of the Hebrew Bible, and switching Hebrew script from paleo-Hebrew to the Aramaic square script still used today.

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Primary Source

Ezra 7-10; Nehemiah 8

Post-exilic — c. 458 BCE under Artaxerxes I; the Talmud credits him with fixing the Aramaic square script for Hebrew; active c. 460–430 BCE — See in timeline
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