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Ezra highlights his authority by listing his genealogy (record of ancestors). He traces his family line through Zadok, who served as priest under Solomon, and back to Aaron, the high priest and brother of Moses (1 Kings 2:35). This genealogy is clearly shortened. It includes only 16 generations from Aaron to about eighty years after the exile, while 1 Chronicles 6:3–15 lists 23 generations from Aaron to the exile in Babylon.
People
Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel Abishua: Son of Phinehas, grandson of Eleazar the high priest Eleazar: Son of Aaron, high priest after his father Phinehas: Aaron's grandson; zealous priest who opposed idolatry
Glossary
Aaron Abishua Book of Ezra Book of Jeremiah Bukki Eleazar Ezra (Person) First Book of Esdras Genealogy Phinehas Postexilic Period Zadok
Topics
Ezra: A Famous Scribe and Priest Genealogy of the Jews Who Returned from the Captivity Priest: Duties of To Act As Scribes