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Jesus Christ and Zerubbabel
How Jesus Christ and Zerubbabel are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Zerubbabel was an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
Matthew carries the line of Jesus through the exile, where "Salathiel begat Zorobabel", and on from Zerubbabel to Joseph.
Salathiel begat Zorobabel
Matthew 1:12, King James Version
And Zorobabel begat Abiud
Matthew 1:13, King James Version
Mary, of whom was born Jesus
Matthew 1:16, King James Version
Where they cross: Matthew 1:12-16
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Matthew 1:12-16
12And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
13And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
14And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
15And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
King James Version