Ezra 6
Ezra 6 ( Ezra • Chapter 6 (22 verses)): Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon . And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: In the first year of... Mentions: Zechariah , Iddo , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Babylon , Jerusalem , Persia , Assyria . 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 ) Zadok (Generation 43 • Child of Ahitub ): Zadok is a biblical figure in Generation 43, child of Ahitub , parent of Shallum . ( 1 Chronicles 6:12 , Ezra 7:2 ) (mentioned in 2 Samuel 8 , 2 Samuel 15 , 2 Samuel 17 ) 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 ) Shallum (Generation 44 • Child of Zadok): Shallum is a biblical figure in Generation 44, child of Zadok, parent of Hilkiah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:12 , Ezra 7:1-2 ) (mentioned in 2 Kings 15 , 2 Kings 22 , 1 Chronicles 2 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include 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 ).) Beyond the River (region. Referenced in Ezra 4:10 , Ezra 4:11 , Ezra 4:16 , Ezra 4:17 , Ezra 4:20 .) Joppa (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:46 , 2 Chr 2:16 , Ezra 3:7 , Jonah 1:3 , Acts 9:36 , Acts 9:38 .) Judea (region. Referenced in Ezra 9:9 , Matt 2:1 , Matt 2:5 , Matt 2:22 , Matt 3:1 .)
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 6 ( Ezra • Chapter 6 (22 verses)), Ezra (Old Testament • 10 Chapters).
