Ezra 1:5

“Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.”

"Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem." - Ezra 1:5
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What does Ezra 1:5 mean?

The Bible verse Ezra 1:5 in the King James Version (KJV) states: "Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem." This verse…

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Ezra 1:5 - "¶ Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem."
Ezra 10:5 - "Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware."
Ezra 5:1 - "Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them."
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 5
Ezra 2:5 - "The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five."
Ezra 1:1
Ezra 1:1
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 5 but zerubbabel is not a priest
Ezra 8:5 - "Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males."
Ezra 7:5 - "The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:"
Ezra 5:5 - "But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter."
Ezra 7:1 - "Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,"
Ezra 5:4 - "Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?"
Ezra 9:1
Ezra 9:1
Ezra 9:1
Ezra 1:1 king Cyrus
Ezra 5:13 - "But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God."
"Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware." - Ezra 10:5
Ezra 5:7 - "They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace."
Ezra 9:1-2
Ezra 6:1-12
Ezra 5:10 - "We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them."
Ezra 9:1-2
"The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five." - Ezra 2:5
Ezra 5:9 - "Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?"
Ezra 4:5 - "And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia."
Nehemiah 8:5 - "And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:"
Ezra 5:15 - "And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place."