Ezra 7:5

5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the high priest.

Ezra 7:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 7:5

(See Gill on Ezra 7:1)

Ezra 7:5 In-Context

3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,

4 son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,

5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the high priest.

6 That's Ezra. He arrived from Babylon, a scholar well-practiced in the Revelation of Moses that the God of Israel had given. Because God's hand was on Ezra, the king gave him everything he asked for.

7 Some of the Israelites - priests, Levites, singers, temple security guards, and temple slaves - went with him to Jerusalem. It was in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.