Ezra 1 in the early church
[LXX: 2 Esdras (with Nehemiah); Vulgate: 1 Esdras]
32 passages quote, allude to, or echo Ezra 1, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Ezra 1 as a whole
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra 1–Ezra:10 | Canon 60 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 343–381 |
| Ezra 1–Ezra:10 | Canon 47 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 397 |
Ezra 1:1
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Ezra 1:2
“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra 1:2 | Prophetic Extracts 3.46 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
Ezra 1:3
Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra 1:3 | Prophetic Extracts 3.46 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Ezra 1:3 | On the Destruction of Jerusalem 5.15 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370 |
| Ezra 1:3 | City of God 18.26 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
Ezra 1:7
King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra 1:7 | To Autolycus 3.25 · Theophilus of Antioch | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Ezra 1:7 | On the Computation of Easter 13 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 243 |
| Ezra 1:7 | Prophetic Extracts 3.46 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
Ezra 1:8
Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra 1:8 | To Autolycus 3.25 · Theophilus of Antioch | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Ezra 1:8 | Prophetic Extracts 3.46 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |