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Zerubbabel
Governor of Judah after the exile; son of Shealtiel (Ezra, Haggai, Matthew), son of Pedaiah (1 Chronicles 3:19)
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Zerubbabel — Governor of Judah after the exile; son of Shealtiel (Ezra, Haggai, Matthew), son of Pedaiah (1 Chronicles 3:19)
Parents
- Shealtiel father Disputed Ezra 3:2Ezra 5:2Haggai 1:1Matthew 1:12
1 Chronicles 3:19 names Pedaiah, Shealtiel's brother, as Zerubbabel's father. Both statements are kept; explanations proposed by interpreters include a levirate marriage or a legal heir.
- Pedaiah father Disputed 1 Chronicles 3:19
Ezra 3:2, Haggai 1:1 and Matthew 1:12 call Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel.
Children
- Abiud son Matthew 1:13
Ancestors
- Jehoiachin grandparent
- Jehoiakim 1× great-grandparent
- Nehushta 1× great-grandparent
- Josiah 1× great-grandparent, generations not all listed
- Zebidah 2× great-grandparent
- Amon 2× great-grandparent
- Jedidah 2× great-grandparent
- Manasseh 3× great-grandparent
- Meshullemeth 3× great-grandparent
- Hezekiah 4× great-grandparent
- Hephzibah 4× great-grandparent
Grandchildren and later descendants
- Eliakim grandchild
Tribe, clan and house
- Royal house: House of David Member 1 Chronicles 3:19Matthew 1:12
- Tribe: Judah by descent through the recorded fathers (derived, not stated)
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Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.