A descendant of King David through the line of Jeconiah, who lived during the Babylonian exile. Shealtiel is the father of Zerubbabel, the leader who brought the exiles home and rebuilt the temple. His presence in the genealogy demonstrates that the Davidic royal line survived even the catastrophe of exile and captivity, preserving God’s covenant promise of an eternal throne.
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Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
The returned exiles lay the temple foundation. Some shout for joy; others weep remembering what was lost. Both responses are true.
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
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Shealtiel is generation 52 of the 64 Scripture traces from Adam to Jesus, following Josiah → Jehoiakim → Jeconiah, and followed by Zerubbabel → Abiud → Eliakim. See the whole line.
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