Zerubbabel: The seed of Babylon, the son of Salathiel or Shealtiel (Haggai 1:1)
Zorobabel, (Matthew 1:12) called also the son of Pedaiah (1 Chronicles 3:17-19)
i.e., according to a frequent usage of the word "son;" the grandson or
the nephew of Salathiel. He is also known by the Persian name of
Sheshbazzar (Ezra 1:8,11) In the first year of Cyrus, king of
Persia, he led the first band of Jews, numbering 42,360 (Ezra 2:64)
exclusive of a large number of servants, who returned from captivity
at the close of the seventy years. In the second year after the
Return, he erected an altar and laid the foundation of the temple on
the ruins of that which had been destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar
(Ezra 3:8-13; 4:1-6,22) All through the work he occupied a prominent
place, inasmuch as he was a descendant of the royal line of David.
