Zerubbabel | |
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Leader of the House of David | |
Predecessor | Shealtiel, his father |
Successor | Line Lost |
Governor of Judea | |
Predecessor | Sheshbazzar |
Successor | Elnathan |
Prince of Judah | |
Predecessor | Shealtiel, his father |
Successor | Meshullam |
Born | c. 587–539 BCE Babylon |
Died | unknown |
Issue | Meshullam Hananiah Shelomith Hashubah Ohel Berechiah Hasadiah Jushab-hesed Rhesa (New Testament) Abihud (NT) |
House | House of David |
Father | Shealtiel[1] or Pedaiah[2] |
According to the Biblical narrative, Zerubbabel[a] (/zəˈrʌbəbəl/) was a governor of the Achaemenid Empire's province of Yehud[3] and the grandson of Jeconiah, penultimate king of Judah.[4] Zerubbabel led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian captivity in the first year of Cyrus the Great, the king of the Achaemenid Empire.[5] The date is generally thought to have been between 538 and 520 BC.[6] Zerubbabel also laid the foundation of the Second Temple in Jerusalem soon after.
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