Ezra
Explore the people and evidence recorded for the book of Ezra. Entries follow their first cited passage in the selected text.
People recorded in this book 316
Recorded names may include people recalled from earlier stories. Each entry keeps its existing source identity.
Bukki
son of Abishua and father of Uzzi
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordUzzi
son of Bukki and father of Zerhiah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordZerahiah
father of Meraioth
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordAaron
brother of Moses and Levitical priest
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordAbishua
son of Phinehas
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordEleazar
son of Aaron
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordPhinehas
Eleazar's son, Aaron's grandson given a covenant of peace and perpetual priesthood
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordDaniel
descendant of Ithamar who went up with Ezra
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordGershom
descendant of Phinehas who went up with Ezra
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordHattush
son of Shecaniah
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordIthamar
son of Aaron
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordShecaniah
tenth-chosen priest for the twenty-four courses
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordZechariah
descendant of Shecaniah, a Levite Ezra sent to Iddo (his grandfather?)
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordEliehoenai
descendant of Pahath-moab and son of Zerahiah who went up with Ezra
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordZerahiah
father of Eliehoenai who went up with Ezra
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordJahaziel
father of Shecaniah who went up with Ezra
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordShecaniah
descendant of Zattu, son of Jahaziel who went up with Ezra
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordEbed
descendant of Adin, son of Jonathan who went up with Ezra
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordJonathan
father of Ebed who went up with Ezra
Supporting ScriptureOpen person recordAthaliah
father of Jeshaiah who went up with Ezra
Supporting ScriptureOpen person record
Events referenced in this book 4
Includes earlier events recalled in this book. Passage order and historical dates describe different aspects of the record.
Cyrus decreed the Temple in Jerusalem should be rebuilt
Message · 539 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureSecond Temple foundation laid
Begin · 537 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureDarius decreed construction of the Temple can continue
Message · 520 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting ScriptureSecond Temple construction complete
End · 516 BC · Derived in source chronology
Supporting Scripture
Places linked through referenced events 1
Reviewed places associated with the cited events. These associations do not form a complete list of places mentioned in the book or prove that every supporting verse names the place.
Jerusalem
Location confidence: high · point
Supporting event evidence- Via Second Temple foundation laid · Association confidence: high
- Via Second Temple foundation laid · Association confidence: high