Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
Ezra the priest
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Bible References
Beyond the river
Ezra 4:16
We are making known to the king that, if this city be builded and the walls finished, by this means a portion beyond the river thou hast none.'
Ezra 6:6
Now, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, be ye far from hence;
Ezra the priest
Ezra 7:6
Ezra himself hath come up from Babylon, and he is a scribe ready in the law of Moses, that Jehovah God of Israel gave, and the king giveth to him -- according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him -- all his request.
General references
Deuteronomy 32:31
For not as our Rock is their rock, (And our enemies are judges!)