Ezra 7:5

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

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 the chief priest Aaron—

6 this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses that the Lord the God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was upon him.

7 Some of the people of Israel, and some of the priests and Levites, the singers and gatekeepers, and the temple servants also went up to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.