Ezra 7:1-5 Genealogy for priesthood

 

Artaxerxes

• Possessor of an exalted kingdom

• "I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself in winter"

• BDB says 17x in OT, but only 15x are apparent

 

** Persia - "pure" or "splendid"

 

1. Ezra - Help or My helper - 1:1-11

 

2. Seraiah - Jeh is prince, The Lord is prince or Soldier of the Lord - 2:1-70

• "Jeh is ruler"

 

3. Azariah - Jeh is keeper or Hath helped - 3:1-7

• "Jeh has helped"

 

4. Hilkiah - Portion of Jeh or Jeh is protection - 3:8-13

• "My portion is Jeh"

 

5. Shallum - Recompense, Retribution or Spoilation - 4:1-24

 

6. Zadok - Righteous, Justified - 5:1-17

 

7. Ahitub - Brother of benevolence or Father of goodness - 6:1-12

 

8. Amariah - Jeh hath said or Promised - 6:13-22

• "Jeh speaks" or "Jah has promised"

 

9. Azariah - Jeh is keeper or Hath helped - 7:1-28

 

10. Meraioth - Revelations or Rebellion - 8:1-20

• "Rebellious"

 

11. Zerahiah - The Lord is risen or Jeh is appearing - 8:21-36

 

12. Uzzi - The might of Jeh; "Strong" - 9:1-4

 

13. Bukki - Mouth of Jeh or Devastation sent by Jeh - 9:5-9

• "Wasting"

 

14. Abishua - Father of safety or Of salvation - 9:10-15

• "My father is rescue (safety), or is opulence"

 

15. Phinehas - Face of trust or Mouth of a serpent - 10:1-8

• "Mouth of brass"

 

16. Eleazar - God is helper; "God has helped" - 10:9-17

 

17. Aaron - A Mountain of strength or Enlightened - 10:18-44

• "Light-bringer"