Esdra 7:1-5

1 Or dopo queste cose, sotto il regno d’Artaserse, re di Persia, giunse Esdra, figliuolo di Seraia, figliuolo d’Azaria, figliuolo di Hilkia,

2 figliuolo di Shallum, figliuolo di Tsadok, figliuolo d’Ahitub,

3 figliuolo d’Amaria, figliuolo d’Azaria, figliuolo di Meraioth,

4 figliuolo di Zerahia, figliuolo di Uzzi,

5 figliuolo di Bukki, figliuolo di Abishua, figliuolo di Fineas, figliuolo di Eleazar, figliuolo d’Aaronne il sommo sacerdote.

Esdra 7:1-5 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 7

In this chapter we have the lineage and character of Ezra described, Ezr 7:1-6, his expedition to Jerusalem, and of many others with him, Ezr 7:7-10, a copy of the commission King Artaxerxes gave him to execute, Ezr 7:11-26, and his thankfulness, Ezr 7:27,28.

and the dedication of it, and keeping the passover:

\\in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia\\; in the seventh year of his reign, Ezr 7:7,8, who is the same with Darius in the preceding chapter; so Jarchi and Aben Ezra; \\See Gill on "Ezr 6:14"\\.

\\Ezra the son of Seraiah\\; the high priest slain by Nebuchadnezzar Jer 52:24,27, this Ezra was a younger son of his, brother to Josedech, and uncle to Joshua, who were high priests in succession; his pedigree is carried in the ascending line up to Aaron, in this and the four following verses; only six generations, for brevity sake, are omitted, between Azariah and Meraioth, which may be supplied from 1Ch 6:7-10, \\See Gill on "1Ch 6:3\\. 20133-950205-1547-Ezr7.2