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,

Beyond the river

Ezra the priest

General references

Bible References

Beyond the river

Ezra 4:16
We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are finished, you will not have any possession west of the Euphrates.
Ezra 6:6
Therefore, you must stay away from that place, Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and your colleagues, the officials in the region.

Ezra the priest

Ezra 7:6
—came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he requested because the hand of Yahweh his God was on him.

General references

Deuteronomy 32:31
But their “rock” is not like our Rock;
even our enemies concede.

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