1. This is the second book of the prophet Ezra. He was the son of Seraiah, the grandson of Azariah, and a descendant of Hilkiah, Shallum, Zadok, Ahitub,
2. Ahijah, Phinehas, Eli, Amariah, Azariah, Meraioth, Arna, Uzzi, Borith, Abishua, Phinehas, Eleazar,
3. and Aaron, of the tribe of Levi.When I, Ezra, was a captive in Media during the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia,