[7:1] Many years later, when Artaxerxes was emperor of Persia, there was a man named Ezra. He traced his ancestors back to Aaron, the High Priest, as follows: Ezra was the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
[7:2] son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
[7:3] son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
[7:4] son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
[7:5] son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron.
[7:10] Ezra had devoted his life to studying the Law of the Lord, to practicing it, and to teaching all its laws and regulations to the people of Israel.