Governor living at the time of Exile and Return
Zerubbabel
The son of Shealtiel and a descendant of David, who led the first group of exiles back from Babylon with Joshua the high priest (Ezra 2:2; 3:2). They rebuilt the altar and began the second temple (Ezra 3:1–13). When the work stopped, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah urged them on, and Zechariah gave him the word of Yahweh: “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit” (Ezra 5:1–2; Zechariah 4:6–9). Through Haggai God called him “my servant” and said he would be made “like a signet ring” (Haggai 2:23). He is named in the genealogies of Jesus (Matthew 1:12–13; Luke 3:27).
Family
- Father
- Shealtiel
- Children
- Meshullam, Hananiah, Shelomith, Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, Jushab Hesed, Abiud