the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest —
Parallel translations
- KJV The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:
- BSB 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 26:20Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there. Yes, he himself also hurried to go out, because Yahweh had struck him.
- Josh 14:1These are the inheritances which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed to them,
- 1 Chr 6:4Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
- Josh 24:33Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.
- Lev 10:16Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burned: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying,
- Num 20:25–28Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor;
- Num 31:31Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Num 3:32Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of the sanctuary.
- Exod 6:25Eleazar Aaron’s son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families.
- Josh 22:31Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the children of Reuben, to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, “Today we know that Yahweh is among us, because you have not committed this trespass against Yahweh. Now you have delivered the children of Israel out of Yahweh’s hand.”
- Heb 5:4Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.
- Josh 22:13The children of Israel sent to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest.
- Num 31:6Moses sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
- Num 25:7–13When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the middle of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand.
- Lev 10:6Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, “Don’t let the hair of your heads go loose, and don’t tear your clothes; so that you don’t die, and so that he not be angry with all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Yahweh has kindled.
- 1 Chr 24:1–6These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- Num 31:54Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the Tent of Meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Yahweh.
- 1 Chr 6:50–52These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
- Ps 106:30–31Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.
- 2 Chr 19:11Behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of Yahweh; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king’s matters. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and may Yahweh be with the good.”
- Judg 20:28and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days), saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease?” Yahweh said, “Go up; for tomorrow I will deliver him into your hand.”
- Lev 10:12Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left, “Take the meal offering that remains of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, and eat it without yeast beside the altar; for it is most holy;
- Num 27:2They stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the Tent of Meeting, saying,
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