Ezora (Hastings' Dictionary)
The sons of Ezora, in 1 Es 9*, take the place of the strange name Machnadebai (or Mabnadebai, AVm) in Ezr lU", where there is no indication of a fresh family. The first part of the phrase in Es ((k tUd vluvj, representing an original 'J3D, seems to show that the name in the canonical book is dae to the running together of two or more words ; it is, in any case, a proof that 1 Es is independent of the Greek Ezra, which has Maxaom^oO. H. St. J. Thackeray.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Ezora
Ezora e-zo'-ra (Ezora, the King James Version Ozora): He and his six sons "gave their hands to put away their strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:20,34 = "Machnadebai" of Ezr 10:40).
References
- Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
- Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia