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

From A Round Dozen by Coolidge, Susan

Zerubbabel led the caravan from Babylon to Jerusalem.

From Training the Teacher by Schauffler, A. F.

What encouragements did the prophet give to Zerubbabel to rebuild the temple?

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

Zerubbabel, who is now mentioned, was Israel’s prince at the time of Zechariah.

From Studies in Zechariah by Gaebelein, Arno C.

In the passage under consideration, several interpreters, as Theodoret, think of the return from Babylon, and refer the "one head" to Zerubbabel.

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

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