Ezra 1:3-5
International Standard Version
3 Therefore, who among the Lord’s[a] people trusts in his God? Whoever among this group wishes to do so may travel to Jerusalem of Judah to rebuild the Temple of the Lord[b] God of Israel, the God of Jerusalem. 4 Furthermore, everyone who wishes to repatriate[c] from any territory where he now resides is to receive assistance from his fellow residents in the form of silver, gold, equipment, and pack animals, in addition to voluntary offerings for the Temple of the God of Jerusalem.
5 In response, the heads of the families[d] of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and descendants of Levi, and all those who had been prompted[e] by God, prepared to travel to rebuild the Temple of the Lord, which was in Jerusalem.
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