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The Bible book of Ezra picks up where Second Chronicles leaves off. Its writer, Ezra the priest, begins the account with the issuing of a decree by King Cyrus of Persia that allows a remnant of the Jews exiled in Babylon to return to their homeland. The narrative ends with Ezra's taking measures to cleanse those who have defiled themselves with the people of the land. All in all, the book covers a period of 70 years-from 537 to 467 B.C.E.

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