Ezra 8:35
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 8:35 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 8:35 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unt..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 8:35 — KJV
“Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.”
— Ezra 8:35 (KJV)
Ezra 8:35 in Context — About the Book of Ezra
Ezra records the first waves of return from Babylonian exile — rebuilding the altar, then the temple, against opposition and discouragement. Ezra himself arrives as a scribe devoted to studying, obeying, and teaching God's Word, modeling how revival begins with Scripture and honest confession.
Cross-References for Ezra 8:35
“And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:35: offered, god, israel
“And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:35: offered, burnt, offerings
“All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:35: burnt, twelve, bullocks
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:35: children, offered, burnt
“And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 8:35: bullocks, rams, seven
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