Zerubbabel

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Zerubbabel was a Jewish leader and governor of Judah under Persian rule who oversaw the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical figure
Governor of Judah
Jewish leader
Post-exilic leader
alsoKnownAs Sheshbazzar (in some interpretations)
associatedWithEvent Rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem
Return from the Babylonian exile
associatedWithPlace Babylon
Jerusalem
Judah
collaboratedWith Joshua son of Jehozadak
Prophet Haggai
Prophet Zechariah
culturalContext Ancient Israel
dynasticHouse House of David
ethnicity Jewish
familyRelation Descendant of King David
Grandson of Jehoiachin
father Shealtiel
genealogicalSignificance Included in the genealogy of Jesus in the New Testament
governedTerritory Judah
Yehud (Persian province)
languageContext Biblical Hebrew
ledGroupSize Approximately 42,360 returnees (with others) according to Ezra 2
mentionedIn 1 Chronicles
Book of Ezra
Book of Haggai
Book of Nehemiah
Book of Zechariah
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Matthew
notableFor Leading Jewish exiles back from Babylon
Rebuilding the Second Temple in Jerusalem
Restoration of Jewish worship in Jerusalem
oversawConstructionOf Second Temple in Jerusalem
politicalStatus Persian-appointed governor
positionHeld Governor of Judah
propheticAssociation Haggai’s prophecy about the signet ring (Haggai 2:23)
Visions in Zechariah concerning the Temple rebuilding
religion Judaism
religiousRole Leader of the post-exilic community
roleInText Leader of the first return of exiles from Babylon (Ezra 2)
Temple rebuilder encouraged by prophets Haggai and Zechariah
servedUnder King Cyrus the Great of Persia
King Darius I of Persia
Persian Empire
symbolicRole Sign of restoration in prophetic literature
timePeriod 6th century BCE
Early Second Temple period


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