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1 Esdras 7:13-15 Common English Bible (CEB)

13. The Israelites who had returned from exile, those who had separated themselves from the scandal of the neighboring peoples and sought the Lord, ate the Passover meal.

14. They also celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days, rejoicing before the Lord,

15. because he had changed the attitude of the king of the Assyrians toward them, to prepare them for the service of the Lord God of Israel.

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