Ezra (disambiguation)
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Ezra is a biblical name derived from Hebrew. In a biblical context, Ezra refers to:
Ezra may also refer to:
- EzraEzraEzra , also called Ezra the Scribe and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible he returned from the Babylonian exile and reintroduced the Torah in Jerusalem...
(ca. 459 BC), an Old Testament major prophet and scribe - EsdrasEsdrasEsdras is a Greco-Latin variation of the name of the scribe Ezra. It is found in the titles of several books, associated with the scribe, that are in or related to the Bible.-Differences in names:...
, Greek or Latin spelling of the above and title of versions of his books - Book of EzraBook of EzraThe Book of Ezra is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Originally combined with the Book of Nehemiah in a single book of Ezra-Nehemiah, the two became separated in the early centuries of the Christian era...
, a canonical book of the Old Testament written by the prophet Ezra
Ezra may also refer to:
Given name
- Ezra Attiya (1885-1970), Rosh yeshivaRosh yeshivaRosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
, Porat Yosef YeshivaPorat Yosef YeshivaPorat Yosef Yeshiva is a leading Sephardic yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel, with locations in both the Old City and the Geula neighborhood.-History:...
, Jerusalem - Ezra Taft BensonEzra Taft BensonEzra Taft Benson was the thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death and was United States Secretary of Agriculture for both terms of the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.-Biography:Born on a farm in Whitney, Idaho, Benson was the oldest of...
(1899-1994), American politician and religious leader - Ezra CornellEzra CornellEzra Cornell was an American businessman and education administrator. He was a founder of Western Union and a co-founder of Cornell University...
(1807-1874), American businessman, co-founder of Cornell University - Ezra FitchEzra FitchEzra Hasbrouck Fitch was the co-founder of the modern lifestyle brand Abercrombie & Fitch and is attributed with the historical introduction of Mahjong to the United States....
(1865-1930), American businessman, co-founder of Abercrombie & Fitch - Ezra HeywoodEzra HeywoodEzra Heywood was a 19th century North American individualist anarchist, slavery abolitionist, and feminist.-Philosophy:Heywood saw what he believed to be a disproportionate concentration of capital in the hands of a few as the result of a selective extension of government-backed privileges to...
(1829-1893), American anarchist - Ezra Jack KeatsEzra Jack KeatsEzra Jack Keats , Caldecott-winning author of The Snowy Day, was one of the most important children's literature authors and illustrators of the 20th Century....
(1916-1983), American author - Ezra KleinEzra KleinEzra Klein is a liberal American blogger and columnist for The Washington Post, columnist for Bloomberg, a columnist for Newsweek, and a contributor to MSNBC...
(born 1984), American blogger and journalist - Ezra KoenigEzra KoenigEzra Koenig is the lead singer and one of the guitarists of New York-based indie rock band Vampire Weekend.-Background:...
(born 1984), American musician - Ezra LevantEzra LevantEzra Isaac Levant is a Canadian lawyer, conservative political activist and media figure. He is the founder and former publisher of the Western Standard, hosts The Source daily on Sun News Network, and has written several books on politics....
(born 1972), Canadian writer - Ezra MeekerEzra MeekerEzra Meeker was an early pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox cart as a young man. Beginning in his 70s, he worked tirelessly to memorialize the trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth...
(1830-1928), American pioneer - Ezra NawiEzra NawiEzra Itzhak Nawi is an Israeli human rights activist and pacifist. He is particularly active among the Bedouin herders and farmers of the South Hebron Hills. He has been charged for numerous infractions of the law, convicted for a number of offences, and served several short stints in prison as a...
(born 1952), Israeli peace activist and statutory rapist - Ezra PoundEzra PoundEzra Weston Loomis Pound was an American expatriate poet and critic and a major figure in the early modernist movement in poetry...
(1885-1972), American poet - Ezra SolomonEzra SolomonEzra Solomon was an influential US economist and professor of economics at Stanford University. As a member of the Council of Economic Advisors during the Nixon administration, he was seen as having contributed significantly to the change in US monetary policy which resulted in the end of the...
(1920-2002), American economist - Ezra StilesEzra StilesEzra Stiles was an American academic and educator, a Congregationalist minister, theologian and author. He was president of Yale College .-Early life:...
(1727-1795), American educator, president of Yale University - Ezra StollerEzra StollerEzra Stoller was an American architectural photographer.Stoller was born in Chicago. His interest in photography began while he was an architecture student at New York University, when he began making lantern slides and photographs of architectural models, drawings and sculpture...
(1915-2004), American photographer - Ezra StoneEzra StoneEzra Stone was an American actor and director who had a long career on the stage, in films, radio, and television, mostly as a director...
(1917-1994), American actor - Ezra SuttonEzra SuttonEzra Ballou Sutton was an American third baseman in the National Association and Major League Baseball from 1871-1888. Sutton collected 1,574 hits during this time period; he had a lifetime batting average of .294...
(1849-1907), American baseball player - Ezra Taylor (1823-1912), American politician
- Ezra VogelEzra VogelEzra Feivel Vogel is an Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences Emeritus at Harvard University and has written on Japan, China, and Asia.-Early life:...
(born 1930), American scholar of East Asia - Ezra WeiszEzra WeiszEzra E. Weisz is a voice actor who is also known as Ethan Murray.-Career:Ezra Weisz is a prolific voice actor in the anime community, having done voices in various anime shows such as Outlaw Star, The Big O, Rave Master, and Scryed. He is also well-known for his past voice work in Saban...
(born 1971), American voice actor
Surname
- Abraham ibn EzraAbraham ibn EzraRabbi Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra was born at Tudela, Navarre in 1089, and died c. 1167, apparently in Calahorra....
(1089-1164), Spanish Jewish man of letters - David Ezra (born 1947), American judge
- Gideon EzraGideon EzraGideon Ezra is an Israeli politician, member of the Knesset for Kadima and a former Minister of Environmental Protection.-Biography:Ezra was born in Jerusalem and served in the Israeli Defense Force between 1955 and 1958 in the Nahal...
(born 1937), Israeli politician - Moses ibn EzraMoses ibn EzraRabbi Moses ben Jacob ibn Ezra, known as ha-Sallah was a Jewish, Spanish philosopher, linguist, and poet. He was born at Granada about 1055 – 1060, and died after 1138. Ezra is Jewish by religion but is also considered a great influence in the Arabic world in regards to his works...
(1070-1138), Spanish linguist and writer
Places
- Ezra, Alabama, an unincorporated community northwest of Bessemer, AlabamaBessemer, AlabamaBessemer is a city outside of Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States eight miles west of Hoover. The population was 29,672 at the 2000 Census, but by the 2009 U.S...
- Beit EzraBeit EzraBeit Ezra is a moshav in southern Israel. Located between Ashdod and Ashkelon on the Israeli coastal plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 962....
, Israel
Fiction
- Ezra (comic)Ezra (comic)Ezra is a fictional comic book character created by Sean O'Reilly, appearing in a series of comic books published through Arcana Studios.The first appearance of Ezra was found in the first Arcana Studio comic book, Kade #1 released in 2004...
, fictional comic book character by Arcana Studio - Ezra (film)Ezra (film)Ezra is a 2007 drama film directed by Newton I. Aduaka. It was shown at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and the 2007 Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival where it won the Grand Prize.The story concerns a child soldier in Sierra Leone....
2007 Nigerian film - Ezra (book), character in the Night Angel Trilogy
See also
- Better Than EzraBetter Than EzraBetter Than Ezra is an American alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Formation and early success:Better Than Ezra was formed in 1988 by its four original members - vocalist and guitarist Kevin Griffin; Joel Rundell, the lead guitarist; bassist Tom Drummond; and drummer, Cary...
, American alternative rock band - ESRA (disambiguation), acronym
- Ezrah, a minor Biblical figure