Zerubbabel

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Ancestor of Jesus

Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Judah › Pharez › Hezron › Ram › Amminadab › Nahshon › Salmon › Boaz › Obed › Jesse › David › Nathan › Mattatha › Menan › Melea › Eliakim › Jonan › Joseph › Juda › Simeon › Levi › Matthat › Jorim › Eliezer › Jose › Er › Elmodam › Cosam › Addi › Melchi › Neri › Shealtiel › Zerubbabel

Names

en Zerubbabel
en Zorobabel · Also called
el Ζοροβάβελ · G2216G
bg Зоровавел

Mentioned in (1)

Luke 3:27

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Conditional birth estimate · c. 613 BC – 420 BC

Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.

Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.

Relative / anchor year	Generations	Conditional interval
Nathan · 1033 BC Ancestor	21 20–45 years per generation	c. 613 BC – 88 BC
David · 1086 BC Ancestor	22 20–45 years per generation	c. 646 BC – 96 BC
Ruth · 1116 BC Ancestor	25 20–45 years per generation	c. 616 BC – AD 10
Pharez · 1722 BC Ancestor	31 20–45 years per generation	c. 1102 BC – 327 BC
Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor	33 20–45 years per generation	c. 1175 BC – 350 BC
Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor	34 20–45 years per generation	c. 1215 BC – 365 BC
Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor	34 20–45 years per generation	c. 1196 BC – 346 BC
Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor	35 20–45 years per generation	c. 1295 BC – 420 BC
Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor	35 20–45 years per generation	c. 1285 BC – 410 BC
Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor	36 25–130 years per generation	c. 1225 BC – AD 2556
Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor	37 25–130 years per generation	c. 1231 BC – AD 2655
Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor	37 25–130 years per generation	c. 1131 BC – AD 2755
Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor	38 25–130 years per generation	c. 1236 BC – AD 2755
Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor	39 25–130 years per generation	c. 1243 BC – AD 2853
Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor	40 25–130 years per generation	c. 1248 BC – AD 2953
Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor	41 25–130 years per generation	c. 1257 BC – AD 3049
Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor	42 25–130 years per generation	c. 1262 BC – AD 3149
Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor	44 25–130 years per generation	c. 1247 BC – AD 3374
Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor	45 25–130 years per generation	c. 1322 BC – AD 3404
Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor	46 25–130 years per generation	c. 1798 BC – AD 3033
Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor	47 25–130 years per generation	c. 1955 BC – AD 2981
Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor	48 25–130 years per generation	c. 2117 BC – AD 2924
Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor	49 25–130 years per generation	c. 2157 BC – AD 2989
Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor	50 25–130 years per generation	c. 2294 BC – AD 2957
Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor	51 25–130 years per generation	c. 2334 BC – AD 3022
Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor	52 25–130 years per generation	c. 2379 BC – AD 3082
Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor	52 25–130 years per generation	c. 2704 BC – AD 2757
Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor	53 25–130 years per generation	c. 2444 BC – AD 3122
Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor	53 25–130 years per generation	c. 2679 BC – AD 2887
Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor	53 25–130 years per generation	c. 2680 BC – AD 2886
Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor	54 25–130 years per generation	c. 2524 BC – AD 3147

Family of origin

Father: Shealtiel
Mother: Unknown

Zerubbabel Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Zerubbabel, a descendant of David, was an ancestor of Jesus Christ.

Zerubbabel Article STEPBible TIPNR

Zerubbabel is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ recorded in Luke 3. He was a descendant of King David and an ancestor of Joseph, the husband of Mary. In the genealogy, Zerubbabel is listed as the son of Shealtiel and the father of Rhesa. This Zerubbabel is likely the same person as the prominent figure who led the first group of exiles back to Jerusalem from Babylon and oversaw the rebuilding of the temple in the 6th century BC. His inclusion in Jesus' genealogy underscores the Messiah's connection to the royal line of David and the fulfillment of God's promises to His people.

Sources: STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Zerubbabel@Luk.3.27)

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