1Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia,Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
Some of the key words and ideas that appear several times in this chapter are the hand of God (Ezra 7:6, Ezra 7:9Ezra 7:27) and the Law of Moses/Law of God (Ezra 7:6, Ezra 7:10–12, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:21, Ezra 7:25–26).
1 Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,