1 Esdras 7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021(NRSVUE)

1 Esdras 7The Temple Is Dedicated

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12and they sacrificed the Passover lamb for all the returned captives and for their kindred the priests and for themselves.

13The people of Israel who had returned from exile ate it, all those who had separated themselves from the abominations of the nations of the land and sought the Lord.

14They also kept the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days, rejoicing before the Lord,

15v 9; Ezra 6.22; Lk 1.68because he had changed the will of the king of the Assyrians concerning them, to strengthen their hands for the service of the Lord God of Israel.