Ezra 7:8 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And he arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month, during the seventh year of the king's reign.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse records the specific timing of Ezra's arrival in Jerusalem - the fifth month of King Artaxerxes' seventh year of rule.

📚 Historical Context

This refers to Ezra's journey from Babylon to Jerusalem around 458 BC, during the reign of the Persian King Artaxerxes I. Ezra was a Jewish scribe and priest who led a group of Jewish exiles back to their homeland as part of the restoration period after the Babylonian captivity. The Persian kings had issued decrees allowing the Jews to return and rebuild their temple and city.

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