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The International Bible Encyclopedia Online notes that the Targum identifies the angel in Malachi 3:1 as Ezra and notes that because of this interpretation some believed that Ezra is actually an angel and not a human.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malachi from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia. |url=https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/M/malachi.html |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online |language=en}}</ref>
 
Many Jews have recorded a legend that light emanates from [[Ezra's Tomb|Ezra's tomb]] in Iraq. According to historians, the tomb was considered a holy place for some Jews, as they would make pilgrimages to it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tomb of Ezra, Al-Uzayr, Iraq {{!}} Archive {{!}} Diarna.org |url=http://archive.diarna.org/site/detail/public/910/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=archive.diarna.org}}</ref>
 
== Historical analysis ==