Ezra 2:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 2:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 2:5 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 2:5 — KJV
“The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.”
— Ezra 2:5 (KJV)
Ezra 2:5 in Context — About the Book of Ezra
Ezra records the first waves of return from Babylonian exile — rebuilding the altar, then the temple, against opposition and discouragement. Ezra himself arrives as a scribe devoted to studying, obeying, and teaching God's Word, modeling how revival begins with Scripture and honest confession.
Cross-References for Ezra 2:5
“And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:5: seven, hundred, seventy
“And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:5: seven, hundred, seventy
“The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:5: children, seven, hundred
“The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:5: children, seven, hundred
“The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 2:5: children, seven, hundred
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