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- noun One of four books of the Vulgate Old Testament. The first two correspond to Ezra and Nehemiah; the second two, widely rejected as apocryphal, are sometimes included in Bibles after the New Testament as 1 and 2 Esdras.
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- proper noun biblical any of four
books of theOld Testament and Apocrypha of theBible . Sometimes abbreviated asEsd. .
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Examples
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And it came to pass that a voice out of a bush called Esdras, which prophesied that God would take vengeance upon Egypt, Syria,
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Various 1909
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Uriel appears in 2 Esdras, which is also part of the
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I’m not entirely sure why the Didache and the Apocalypse of Peter didn’t make it into the canon (and I would note they were in many earlier canons of scripture) but presumably it had to do with that they were of slightly later date than the other writings (same as with 2 Esdras, which is another powerful work).
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Heliobas, taking up the silver "Esdras" reliquary and preparing to leave the apartment in response to the vesper summons, said gently, "Will you attend our service, Mr. Alwyn?" he assented at once, with a pleased alacrity which somewhat astonished himself as he remembered how, on the previous evening, he had despised and inwardly resented all forms of religious observance.
Ardath Marie Corelli 1889
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"Esdras," said little Patience suddenly, "you've got a big hole in you."
All's Well Alice's Victory Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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He thought of the words in the ancient book of "Esdras:" "And the Angel bade me enter a waste field, and the field was barren and dry save of herbs, and the name of the field was Ardath.
Ardath Marie Corelli 1889
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"Esdras" here indicated.] ninth chapter of the Second Book of
Ardath Marie Corelli 1889
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The disaster destroyed my country, said Esdras Hector, 27, who hoped to learn Portuguese to land a job with the UN.
Haiti's quake refugees brave sea and uncertainty for new life in Amazon 2011
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"I chose Brazil, and many Haitians choose Brazil, because in 2014 there will be a World Cup," said Esdras Hector, who left Haiti on 11 March and made it to the Brazilian Amazon on 15 April after a four-week pilgrimage by plane, bus and on foot.
Haiti's quake refugees brave sea and uncertainty for new life in Amazon 2011
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Wisdom of Solomon, Baruch, Ben Sira (Sirach) and 4 Ezra (2 Esdras) are highly relevant.
HANDS Across the Godhead? James F. McGrath 2010
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