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Ezra 5

Ezra 5 ( Ezra • Chapter 5 (17 verses)): Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo , prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel , even unto them. Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the ho... Mentions: Zechariah , Iddo , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Zerubbabel , Jerusalem , Jeshua , Babylon . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Babylonian Captivity & Post-Exilic Return—In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah, including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel, Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Eleazar (Generation 27 • Child of Aaron ): ( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 6:50 , 24:1 , Ezra 7:5 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ). (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Exodus 28 , Leviticus 10 ) Phinehas (Generation 28 • Child of Eleazar ): ( Exodus 6:25 , Numbers 25:7-8 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) The LORD gave Phinehas His covenant of peace- covenant of a perpetual priesthood ( Numbers 25:11-13 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Numbers 25 , Numbers 31 ) Hilkiah (Generation 45 • Child of Shallum ): Hilkiah is a biblical figure in Generation 45, child of Shallum , parent of Azariah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:13 , Ezra 7:1-2 ) (mentioned in 2 Kings 18 , 2 Kings 22 , 2 Kings 23 ) Ezra (Generation 48 • Child of Seraiah ): ( Ezra 7:1 ) Ezra was the priest who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity and recorded the events in the book of the Bible named Ezra. (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4 , Ezra 7 , Ezra 10 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Judea (region. Referenced in Ezra 9:9 , Matt 2:1 , Matt 2:5 , Matt 2:22 , Matt 3:1 .) Susa (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 4:9 , Neh 1:1 , Est 1:2 , Est 1:5 , Est 2:3 , Est 2:5 .) Persia (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 36:20 , 2 Chr 36:22 , 2 Chr 36:23 , Ezra 1:1 , Ezra 1:2 , Ezra 1:8 (identified with Ecbatana ).) Babylonia (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 1:11 , Ezra 2:1 , Ezra 5:12 , Ezra 6:1 , Ezra 7:6 , Ezra 7:9 (identified with Babel ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Ezra 10:35 : "Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,"; Ezra 10:36 : "Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,"; Ezra 10:40 : "Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,". Related canonical books and chapters: Ezra 5 ( Ezra • Chapter 5 (17 verses)), Ezra (Old Testament • 10 Chapters).

Topics, People & Places (36)

Ezra 5

99% Chapter

Ezra • Chapter 5 (17 verses)

Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo , prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel , even unto them. Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel , and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the ho... Mentions: Zechariah , Iddo , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Zerubbabel , Jerusalem , Jeshua , Babylon .

Ezra

99% Old Testament

Old Testament • 10 Chapters

Ezra (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Shephatiah . Key places: Persia , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah . Opens with: "Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia , that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up th..."

Babylonian Captivity & Post-Exilic Return

99% Wiki Topic

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Cyrus Cylinder — Declaration of Persian Return (Ezra 1)

IMAGE 99%

IMAGE • archaeology

Ancient clay cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform (539 BCE) detailing Cyrus the Great's decree permitting exiled peoples to return to their homelands and rebuild their sanctuaries.

Babylonian Cuneiform Scribes of Cyrus II • British Museum, London (BM 90920) / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0

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Books of Ezra-Nehemiah

VIDEO 99%

VIDEO • overview

Overview of Ezra - Nehemiah detailing the return from Babylonian exile, rebuilding the temple under Zerubbabel and Jerusalem walls under Nehemiah , revealing the need for transformed hearts.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License

Judea

95% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

region. Referenced in Ezra 9:9 , Matt 2:1 , Matt 2:5 , Matt 2:22 , Matt 3:1 .

Eleazar

91% Gen 27

Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 6:50 , 24:1 , Ezra 7:5 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Susa

91% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 32.189°N, 48.258°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 4:9 , Neh 1:1 , Est 1:2 , Est 1:5 , Est 2:3 , Est 2:5 .

Phinehas

87% Gen 28

Generation 28 • Child of Eleazar

( Exodus 6:25 , Numbers 25:7-8 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) The LORD gave Phinehas His covenant of peace- covenant of a perpetual priesthood ( Numbers 25:11-13 )

שְׁלָם

selam (šǝlām) [shel-AWM]

H7954 Aramaic noun masculine 5x

peace (Aramaic shalom)

Peace, prosperity, wholeness; royal epistolary greeting: 'Peace be multiplied unto you' (Ezra 4:17, Daniel 4:1, 6:25).

Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to שָׁלוֹם (H7965).

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G1515

Themes:

aramaic peace greeting

Key Scripture Passages:

EZR.4.17 EZR.5.7 DAN.4.1 DAN.6.25

נְבוּאָה

nebua (nǝḇûʾâ) [nev-oo-AW]

H5016 Hebrew noun feminine 3x

prophecy, prophetic declaration

Prophecy, written or oral prophetic message recorded for covenant instruction (2 Chronicles 15:8, Ezra 6:14, Nehemiah 6:12).

Derivation: From נָבִיא (H5030).

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G4394

Themes:

prophecy scripture revelation

Key Scripture Passages:

2CH.15.8 EZR.6.14 NEH.6.12

Persia

85% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Ecbatana • 34.798°N, 48.515°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 36:20 , 2 Chr 36:22 , 2 Chr 36:23 , Ezra 1:1 , Ezra 1:2 , Ezra 1:8 (identified with Ecbatana ).

Hilkiah

84% Gen 45

Generation 45 • Child of Shallum

Hilkiah is a biblical figure in Generation 45, child of Shallum , parent of Azariah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:13 , Ezra 7:1-2 )

Ezra

83% Gen 48

Generation 48 • Child of Seraiah

( Ezra 7:1 )Ezra was the priest who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity and recorded the events in the book of the Bible named Ezra.

Amariah

81% Gen 34

Generation 34 • Child of Meraioth

Amariah is a biblical figure in Generation 34, child of Meraioth , parent of Ahitub . ( 1 Chronicles 6:7 , 6:52 , Ezra 7:3 )

Babylonia

80% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 1:11 , Ezra 2:1 , Ezra 5:12 , Ezra 6:1 , Ezra 7:6 , Ezra 7:9 (identified with Babel ).

Beeroth

79% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 31.900°N, 35.217°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 9:17 , Josh 18:25 , 2 Sam 4:2 , 2 Sam 23:37 , 1 Chr 11:39 , Ezra 2:25 .

Ramah 1

78% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 31.896°N, 35.202°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:25 , Josh 19:8 , Judg 4:5 , Judg 19:13 , 1 Kgs 15:17 , 1 Kgs 15:21 .

Uzzi

78% Gen 31

Generation 31 • Child of Bukki

Uzzi is a biblical figure in Generation 31, child of Bukki , parent of Zerahiah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:5 , 6:51 , Ezra 7:4 )

Meraioth

77% Gen 33

Generation 33 • Child of Zerahiah

Meraioth is a biblical figure in Generation 33, child of Zerahiah , parent of Amariah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:6 , 6:52 , Ezra 7:3-4 )

Ono

77% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 32.022°N, 34.867°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 8:12 , Ezra 2:33 , Neh 6:2 , Neh 7:37 , Neh 11:35 .

Abishua

77% Gen 29

Generation 29 • Child of Phinehas

Abishua is a biblical figure in Generation 29, child of Phinehas , parent of Bukki . ( 1 Chronicles 6:4 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 )

Beyond the River

77% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

region. Referenced in Ezra 4:10 , Ezra 4:11 , Ezra 4:16 , Ezra 4:17 , Ezra 4:20 .

Bukki

76% Gen 30

Generation 30 • Child of Abishua

Bukki is a biblical figure in Generation 30, child of Abishua , parent of Uzzi . ( 1 Chronicles 6:5 , 6:51 , Ezra 7:4-5 )

Geba 1

76% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 31.858°N, 35.260°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:24 , Josh 21:17 , 1 Sam 13:3 , 1 Sam 13:16 , 1 Sam 14:5 , 1 Kgs 15:22 .

Chephirah

76% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 31.836°N, 35.095°E

now Kirbat el Kafira. Referenced in Josh 9:17 , Josh 18:26 , Ezra 2:25 , Neh 7:29 .

Zerahiah

76% Gen 32

Generation 32 • Child of Uzzi

Zerahiah is a biblical figure in Generation 32, child of Uzzi , parent of Meraioth . ( 1 Chronicles 6:6 , 6:51 , Ezra 7:4 )

Lod

76% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 31.951°N, 34.895°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 8:12 , Ezra 2:33 , Neh 7:37 , Neh 11:35 .

Joppa

75% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 32.054°N, 34.750°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:46 , 2 Chr 2:16 , Ezra 3:7 , Jonah 1:3 , Acts 9:36 , Acts 9:38 .

Ahava

75% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 33.625°N, 42.787°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 8:15 , Ezra 8:21 , Ezra 8:31 .

Ἀββᾶ

Abba (Abbâ) [ab-bah']

G0005 Greek proper noun masculine / Aramaic title 3x

Abba, Father

Primary meaning: Abba, Father. Strong's: father as a vocative. Lexical nuances: used in the phrase Ἀ. ὁ πατήρ , Abba, Father (v. Swete on Mk 14:36 ): Mk 14:36 , Ro 8:15 , Ga 4:6 .†

Derivation: of Chaldee origin (H02);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H0001

Themes:

theology-proper prayer

Key Scripture Passages:

MRK.14.36 ROM.8.15 GAL.4.6