CategoryPerson / Postexilic Leader
Modern EquivalentZerubbabel, leader of the return from exile.
KJV Word TypePersonal name / leadership figure
DefinitionZerubbabel was a leader of the Jewish return from Babylonian exile and a governor associated with rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem.
Key Verses"Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem." (Ezra 5:2); "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts." (Zechariah 4:6)
KJV Usage NoteOften appears in postexilic restoration passages connected with the temple’s rebuilding and God’s continued covenant purposes.
Common MisunderstandingHe is not a prophet himself in the main narrative; he is a civil and restoration leader associated with temple rebuilding.
EtymologyFrom Hebrew Zerubbābel, commonly understood as “seed of Babylon” or “born in Babylon.”