Bible Dictionary
EZORA
A man who, with his six sons, pledged to put away their foreign wives after the exile. He is mentioned in 1 Esdras and identified with Machnadebai in Ezra.
Definition
Ezora was a man who, together with his six sons, pledged to put away their foreign wives. He is identified with Machnadebai in Ezra.
Biblical Usage
Ezora appears in 1 Esdras in the account of those who gave their hands to remove their foreign wives. The entry parallels this account with Ezra 10:40.
Historical Background
The name appears as Ozora in the King James Version and Ezora in the supplied form. The account belongs to the period of reform after the exile.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>e-zo'-ra (Ezora, the King James Version Ozora):</p><p>He and his six sons "gave their hands to put away their strange wives" (/APC 1Esdras 9:20,34 = "Machnadebai" of Ezr 10:40).</p>