Esdras
either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
Douay Bible.
either of two books, I Esdras or II Esdras, corresponding to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, respectively, in the Authorized Version.
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How to use Esdras in a sentence
Esdras Edzardi, well skilled in these matters, made a small collection of his mistakes, which he shewed to Morhof.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius | Jean Lvesque de BurignyAnd Esdras stood up upon a pulpit of wood, which was made for that purpose, and opened the Law of Moses to the people.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | VariousIn the thirtieth year after the ruin of the city, Esdras was in Babylon and troubled because of the desolation of Sion.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | VariousIt is quite possible that the Black Sea is the "waters" to which Esdras refers.
The Hand of Providence | J. H. WardEsdras also made a wooden scaffold for speaking: in which when he stood, he was higher than the rest of the people.
Churches and Church Ornaments | William Durandus
British Dictionary definitions for Esdras
/ (ˈɛzdræs) /
either of two books of the Apocrypha, I and II Esdras, called III and IV Esdras, in the Douay Bible
either of two books of the Douay Bible Old Testament, I and II Esdras corresponding to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Authorized Version
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