1. A Famous Scribe and Priest Ezra 7:1-5, 6, 10, 21, Nehemiah 12:36

   Appoints a fast, Ezra 8:21

   Commissioned by Artaxerxes, returns to Jerusalem with a large group of Jews, Ezra 7:8

   His charge to the priests, Ezra 8:29

   Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives, Ezra 9:1-15, 10:1-17

   Reads the law, Nehemiah 8:1-18

   Reforms corruptions, Ezra 10:1-44, Nehemiah 13:1-31

   Dedicates the wall of Jerusalem, Nehemiah 12:27-43

2. A Leading Priest among the Colonists under Zerubbabel Nehemiah 12:1

   Probably identical with AZARIAH in Nehemiah 10:2 Ezra 7:1

3. A Descendant of Judah 1 Chronicles 4:17