Ezra 7:9
“For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord,.... To attain to the knowledge of it, that he might be…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The direct distance of Babylon from Jerusalem is about 520 miles; and the circuitous route by Carchemish and the Orontes…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 7:1-10
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…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
began he to go up R.V. marg. Heb. that was the foundation of the going up. The R.V. and A.V. paraphrase the words.
The…