Ezra 7:5

5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief 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 chief priest--

6 this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which Yahweh the God of Israel gave. The king granted him all his requests, for the hand of Yahweh was upon him.

7 Some of the {Israelites}, some priests and Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.