the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—
Parallel translations
- WEB the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest —
- KJV The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:
- NKJV the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—
- NASB son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest.
- NLT son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the high priest.
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Quick answer
The line reaches back to Phinehas, Eleazar, and Aaron the chief priest. Ezra descends directly from the original high-priestly family.
Overview
The genealogy culminates in Aaron, Israel's first high priest, through his son Eleazar and grandson Phinehas, who was famed for his zeal for God's holiness (Numbers 25:11-13). By tracing Ezra to this foundational line, the text grants him full priestly standing. It also recalls that God's covenant of a faithful priesthood, partially seen here, finds its perfect fulfillment in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Chr 26:20When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.
- Josh 14:1Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.
- 1 Chr 6:4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,
- Josh 24:33Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.
- Lev 10:16Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,
- Num 20:25–28Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor.
- Num 31:31So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD had commanded Moses,
- Num 3:32The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
- Exod 6:25Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.
- Josh 22:31Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”
- Heb 5:4No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
- Josh 22:13The Israelites sent Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the land of Gilead, to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- Num 31:6And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
- Num 25:7–13On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,
- Lev 10:6Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.
- 1 Chr 24:1–6These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- Num 31:54And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.
- 1 Chr 6:50–52These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
- Ps 106:30–31But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.
- 2 Chr 19:11Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
- Judg 20:28and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
- Lev 10:12And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the offerings made by fire to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy.
- Num 27:2the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said,
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