Amarah, Iraq - Ezra Hasofer’s Tomb Now a Shi’ite Muslim Shrine

Amarah, Iraq - On the plains of the Tigris River lies the shrine of Ezra Hasofer, the Jewish prophet, who returned to Jerusalem at the end of the Babylonian exile. According to biblical scholars, Ezra died years later back in the Mesopotamia at age 120 in what is now called Uzair. Locals believe Ezra passed away while roaming through the area with his donkey. His shrine still exists in this...