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Ezra 7:4 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, "
Ezra 7:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4 the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
5 the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—
6 this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the LORD his God’s hand on him.
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Ezra 7:1
"Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,"
Ezra 7:2
"the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,"
Ezra 7:3
"the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,"
Ezra 7:5
"the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—"
Ezra 7:6
"this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the LORD his God’s hand on him."
Ezra 7:7
"Some of the children of Israel, including some of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king."
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