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Zerubbabel

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[zuh-ruhb-uh-buhl] / zəˈrʌb ə bəl /

noun

  1. a leader of the Jews on their return to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. Ezra 2:1, 2; 3:2–13.


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In Matthew and Luke, Zorobabel is represented as the son of Salathiel, while in 1 Chronicles iii, 17-19, Zerubbabel is stated to be the son of Pedaiah, the brother of Salathiel.

From Theological Essays by Charles Bradlaugh

Ezra The return of the captives under Zerubbabel; the rebuilding of the temple; the second return of captives in time of Artaxerxes Longimanus and Ezra's reformation of the people.

From Training the Teacher by A. F. Schauffler

"We find the lurking-place in which one such has doubtless lain," said Zerubbabel.

From A Round Dozen by Susan Coolidge

Hence, the building of the temple by Zerubbabel was likewise comprehended in the words, "He shall build an house for My name."

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

Zerubbabel led the caravan from Babylon to Jerusalem.

From Training the Teacher by A. F. Schauffler

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