the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—
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 much eclipsed by the captivity.
Commenting on Ezra 7:1-10
The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest: (b) Ezra traces his family till he comes to Aaron, to prove that he came from him.
Ezr 7:1-6 What follows is slightly combined with the former occurrences by the formula “after these things,” without any more exact chronological definition; comp. Gen 15:1; Gen 22:1, and elsewhere. Between the dedication of the temple in the sixth year of Darius and the arrival of Ezra in Jerusalem, a period of fifty-seven years had elapsed. “In the reign of Artachshasta king of Persia, went up Ezra,” etc.
Commenting on Ezra 7:1-6