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Zerubbabel

A prince of David's line who led the first return from exile and rebuilt the Temple's foundation; an ancestor of Jesus.

Role: Governor of Judah

Lived: c. 6th century BC

Belonged to: Genealogy of Jesus, Tribe of Judah

Tribe/lineage: Judah

Born: Babylon

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1 Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1

Life, role & deeds

BibleA prince of David's line who led the first return from exile and rebuilt the Temple's foundation.

Ezra 3:8; Haggai 2:23

↳ Jerusalem

Death & legacy

ScholarlyHe appears in both Matthew's and Luke's genealogies of Jesus, bridging the exile and the New Testament line.

Matthew 1:12; Luke 3:27

Where in scripture

Ezra Haggai

Ezra 3:8 Haggai 2:23

Family

In their own words — 1 recorded saying

“But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of families in Israel said to them, You have no part with us in the building of a house for our God; we ourselves will do the work together for the Lord, the God of Israel, as Cyrus, king of Persia, has given us orders.” — Ezra 4:3

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).

Events

The Second Temple Completed

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