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Ezra’s Caravan: From Babylon Across the Desert to Zion

Under imperial decree from King Artaxerxes I, the priest and scribe Ezra leads thousands of Jewish exiles bearing sacred temple vessels across the Syrian desert to Jerusalem, relying entirely upon God’s protection.

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Itinerary Stops (4)

  • Stop 1: Babylon (Ezra 7:6-9; 8:1)

    Ezra gathers the returning company in Babylon on the first day of the first month.

  • Stop 2: Ahava Canal (Ezra 8:15-21, 31)

    The caravan camps three days by the Ahava Canal, proclaims a fast for divine protection, and commits the holy vessels to twelve priests.

  • Stop 3: Casiphia (Ezra 8:17-20)

    Ezra sends an urgent delegation to Iddo at Casiphia to recruit Levites and temple servants for the House of God.

  • Stop 4: Jerusalem (Ezra 8:32-36)

    Reaching Jerusalem safely after a four-month trek, the exiles rest three days, weigh in the holy treasures, and present royal edicts to the governors.

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