Person Old Testament
Nathan
Nathan, along with other leaders, was summoned by Ezra to assist in teaching the Law to the people. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 8:16.
Why it matters. A leader summoned by Ezra to help teach the Law.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Nathan
Nathan is mentioned in Ezr.8.16 as one of the leaders summoned by Ezra, a priest and scribe, to assist in teaching the Law of God to the people of Israel. This event took place during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, after Ezra had led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem.
Upon arriving in Jerusalem, Ezra discovered that many of the Israelites, including priests and Levites, had not been following the Law of Moses and had intermarried with the neighboring pagan peoples. Ezra took steps to address this issue and to restore proper worship and obedience to God's commands.
As part of this effort, Ezra assembled a group of leaders, including Nathan, to help instruct the people in the Law. These leaders were chosen for their understanding and ability to teach others. Ezra "sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning" (Ezr.8.16).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Ezra (1 verse)