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Also known as Zorobabel

Zerubbabel () or Zorobabel ( from ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a governor of the Achaemenid Empire's province of Yehud Medinata and the grandson of Jeconiah, penultimate king of Judah. He is not documented in extra-biblical documents, and is considered by Sarah Schulz of the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg as historically plausible, but probably not an actual governor of the province, much like Nehemiah.

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Royalty.name
Zerubbabel
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Zerubbabel and Cyrus from Jacob van Loo (cropped).jpg
Royalty.caption
Zerubbabel and Cyrus (1650s) by Jacob van Loo; Zerubbabel (left) shows the Persian king Cyrus the Great the plan for a rebuilt Jerusalem
Royalty.succession
Leader of the House of David
Royalty.predecessor
Shealtiel, his father
Royalty.successor
Line Lost
Royalty.royal house
House of David
Royalty.issue
MeshullamHananiahShelomithHashubahOhelBerechiahHasadiahJushab-hesedRhesa (New Testament)Abihud (NT)
Royalty.father
Shealtiel or Pedaiah
Royalty.birth_date
BC
Royalty.birth_place
Babylon
Royalty.death_date
unknown
Royalty.succession2
Governor of Judea
Royalty.predecessor2
Sheshbazzar
Royalty.successor2
Elnathan
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Prince of Judah
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Shealtiel, his father
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Meshullam

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Wikidata facts

Gender
male
Place of birth
Babylon
Place of death
Babylon
Occupation
leader
Position held
governor
Languages spoken
Aramaic
Religion
Yahwism
Image
Zerubbabel.jpg
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Commons category
Zorobabel
name in native language
זְרֻבָּבֶל
native label
זְרֻבָּבֶל
ethnic group
Jewish people
date of birth
0566-00-00
date of death
0510-00-00
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Article · Nederlands

Zerubbabel (Hebreeuws: זְרֻבָּבֶל, waarschijnlijk van het Akkadische zēr-bābili, "nakomeling uit Babel") was stadhouder van de provincie Jehud in de periode van de Perzische koning Darius I (6e eeuw v.Chr.). In de geschiedenis is later niets van hem vernomen. Volgens sommige was hij dezelfde persoon als Šamaš-aba-usur, maar dit is omstreden. Zerubbabel was de kleinzoon van Jojachin, de voorlaatste koning van het koninkrijk Juda. Volgens Ezra 3:2 was hij de zoon van Sealtiël, volgens 1 Kronieken 3:19 van Pedaja. Volgens Ezra behoorden Zerubbabel en Jesua tot de eersten die terugkeerden uit de Babylonische ballingschap in 538 v.Chr. en de fundatie legden voor de tweede Joodse Tempel in Jeruzalem, nadat de tempel van Salomo in 587 v.Chr. door Babyloniërs verwoest was.

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