2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Zerubbabel 
  the  seed  of  Babylon,  the  son  of  Salathiel  or  Shealtiel  (Hag. 
  1:1;  Zorobabel,  Matt.  1:12);  called  also  the  son  of  Pedaiah  (1 
  Chr.  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  (3:8-13;  ch 
  4-6).  All  through  the  work  he  occupied  a  prominent  place 
  inasmuch  as  he  was  a  descendant  of  the  royal  line  of  David. 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Zerubbabel,  a  stranger  at  Babylon;  dispersion  of  confusion 
 

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