When the second Beis Hamikdash was being rebuilt, didnt the people think that this is the final redemption? And if so, they wouldve thought thay mashicach had arrived, so did anyone think that Ezra was Moshiach ben David?
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8Ezra was a Kohen, so he couldn't be the Mashiach. – Tamir Evan Aug 02 '19 at 03:31
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3Nechemiah would have been a better candidate, as according to an opinion in Sanhedrin 38a, he was actually Zerubavel (a descendant of the Kings of Judah). – Tamir Evan Aug 02 '19 at 04:06
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1Similar https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/10341/759 – Double AA Aug 02 '19 at 11:03