Ezra 7:1 meaning and explanation
Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Ezra 7:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse opens a new section of Ezra, set decades after the temple was rebuilt, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia. The narrator introduces Ezra by tracing his ancestry back through a long line of priests, from Seraiah and Azariah to Hilkiah, and the list continues in the following verses all the way to Aaron.
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