PEOPLE
Who was governor of the region beyond the River during the reign of King Darius, as stated in Ezra 5:3 and 5:6?
Tattenai
Before the Jews returned to Jerusalem, where were they exiled?
Babylon
In Ezra 6:1, what did King Darius issue so that a search would be made in the archives?
A decree
According to Ezra 10:2, what was Israel’s trespass?
Taking pagan wives from the peoples of the land
In Ezra 6:22, how many days did the children of Israel who returned from captivity keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread?
Seven
According to Ezra 7:11, which king wrote a letter to Ezra?
Artaxerxes
According to Ezra 8:21, where did Ezra proclaim a fast to humble themselves before God?
According to Ezra 6:5, what had been taken from the temple in Jerusalem, that was to be restored and taken back to the house of God?
The gold and silver articles
About how long did it take for the Jews to travel from Babylon back to Jerusalem?
about 4 months to travel roughly 900 miles! (~7.25 miles a day for 124 days straight!)
According to Ezra 7:14, in the letter to Ezra from Artaxerxes, who was sending the volunteers and Ezra to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem?
The king and his seven counselors
According to Ezra 10:6, how did Ezra physically manifest his mourning over the guilt of those from the captivity?
He ate no bread and drank no water
According to Ezra 3:2, what did Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brethren, arise and build?
The altar of the God of Israel
How many camels accompanied the first group of exiles back to Jerusalem?
435 camels (Ezra 2:67)
To whom did the prophets Haggai and Zechariah prophesy, according to Ezra 5:1?
The Jews in Judah and Jerusalem
According to Ezra 6:8-9, how much wheat, salt, wine, and oil was to be given day by day to support building the house of God?
Whatever they need
In Ezra 4:1-2, a group of people are asking to participate in rebuilding the temple. To whom did they make this request?
Zerubbabel
According to Ezra 7:20, in the letter to Ezra from Artaxerxes, Ezra is given access to what in order to pay for whatever more was needed for the house of God?
The king’s treasury
According to Ezra 1:4, in addition to silver, gold, goods, and livestock what was given for the house of God?
Free Will Offerings
According to Ezra 10:13, what season was it when the people were assembled at Jerusalem?
It was the season for heavy rain
According to Ezra 6:3, what was the height and width of the house of God at Jerusalem?
60 cubits (90 feet!)
According to Ezra 7:7, some of the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers and who else came up to Jerusalem?
The Nethinim (temple servants)
According to Ezra 10:9, where did the people assemble when they gathered at Jerusalem?
They sat in the open square of the house of God
What did Ezra tear up AND what did Ezra pull out when he heard of the Jews' intermarriage with neighboring nations?
Ezra tore up his tunic (garment) and cloak (robe).
Ezra pulled (plucked) some of his hair and beard.
According to Ezra 3:4, what feast did the children of Israel, who came back from captivity, keep?
The Feast of Tabernacles
In Ezra Chapter 4, the work on the house of God was stalled until when?
The second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia (estimated about 16-17 years!)