And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
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Gill's Exposition
And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month,.... With the above company; this was the month Abib, answering to part of July and part of August: which was in the seventh year of the king; as in the…
Adam Clarke
He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month - From the following verse we learn that Ezra and his company set off from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and thus we find they were upwards of…
Here is, I. Ezra's pedigree. He was one of the sons of Aaron, a priest. Him God chose to be an instrument of good to Israel, that he might put honour upon the priesthood, the glory of which had been…
Cambridge Bible
And he came This verse resumes Ezr 7:6. -He came" at the same time with those enumerated in Ezr 7:7. The importance of this journey to Jerusalem centres in Ezra.
the fifth month This was the month Ab,…