alleluia, Who hath called ye to the heavenly kingdoms, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Psalm 77 Attend, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. Glory be. Receive.” The Alleluia verse Crastina die for the Vigil Mass of Christmas in the Roman Missal is taken from chapter 16, verse 52. Christopher Columbus quoted verse 6:42, which describes the Earth as being created with six parts land and one part water, in his appeal to the Catholic Monarchs for financial support for his first voyage of exploration. The book is appointed as a scripture reading in the Ordinariate’s Evensong service for All Hallows' Eve. See also Esdras 1 Esdras Deuterocanonical books in Orthodox Christianity Ostrog Bible Vision of Ezra References Footnotes Sources External links . (See in the appendix: The Fovrth Booke of Esdras in a 1610 translation. Also included is Robert Lubbock Bensly's 1874 translation of a "rediscovered" 70-verse fragment (7:36–105) on a page that was omitted from the 1610 translation, though present in all earlier versions.) Revised Standard Version (includes the missing page with 7:36–105) 2 Esdras at earlyjewishwritings.com Latin text of 2 (4) Esdras World Wide Study Bible: 2 Esdras Catholic Encyclopedia: Esdras: The Books of Esdras: IV Esdras Jewish Encyclopedia: Esdras, Books of: II Esdras —NRSV King James version of 2 Esdras. Ezra/Esdras Chart 2 Ezra: 2012 Critical Translation with Audio Drama at biblicalaudio 1st-century books 3rd-century books 3rd-century Christian texts Old Testament apocrypha Christian apocalyptic writings Jewish eschatology Works of unknown authorship Texts in the Septuagint 1st-century Christian texts Uriel Jewish apocrypha