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Shealtiel ( , Shə’altî’ēl ) or Greek-derived variant Salathiel ( Greek : Σαλαθιηλ, Salăthiēl ) was the son of Jeconiah , king of Judah .1( 1 Chronicles 3:17–18 ) The Gospels Matthew 1:12 also list Shealtiel as the son of Jeconiah, while Luke 3:27–28 lists him as the son of an otherwise unknown man named Neri .2Jeconiah, Shealtiel as well as the most of the royal house and elite of Judah were exiled to Babylon by order of Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon after the first siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC.3 During the Babylonian captivity, Shealtiel was regarded as the second Exilarch (or king-in-exile), following his father. In Hebrew, the name Shealtiel means, Shə’altî ’Ēl , "I asked El (for this child)". The name acknowledges that the son is an answer to the parents' prayer to God (El) to help them conceive and birth a child. Many Hebrew names similarly express the importance of, difficulty of, and thankfulness for a successful pregnancy. Shealtiel is a significant but problematic member in the genealogies of the House of David and of the genealogy of Jesus . There is conflicting text in the Hebrew Bible as to whether Zerubbabel is the son of Shealtiel or of Shealtiel's brother Pedaiah . However, though both genealogies of Jesus list Zerubbabel as the son of Shealtiel, they differ as to Shealtiel's paternity with Matthew agreeing with 1 Chronicles that Jeconiah was Shealtiel's father, while Luke lists Shealtiel's father as an unknown man named Neri. The author of the Deuterocanonical apocalyptic work 2 Esdras describes himself as "I, Salathiel, who am also called Ezra" ( 3:1 ). However, this Ezra is not the Shealtiel of the royal genealogies nor the priestly prophet Ezra , whose lineage is given in Book of Ezra 7:1–5 and in 2 Esdras 1:1 (Latin version), which agree that the prophet Ezra was the son of Seraiah , and a Levite .4
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Shealtiel ( , Shə’altî’ēl ) or Greek-derived variant Salathiel ( Greek : Σαλαθιηλ, Salăthiēl ) is a significant but problematic member in the genealogies of the kings of Judah , all of whom belong to the Davidic Dynasty, being the descendants of King David through his son King Solomon . In Hebrew, the name Shealtiel means, Shə’altî ’Ēl , "I asked El (for this child)". The name acknowledges that the son is an answer to the parents' prayer to God (El) to help them conceive and birth a child. Many Hebrew names similarly express the importance of, difficulty of, and thankfulness for a successful pregnancy. In the Deuterocanonical apocalyptic work 2 Esdras , the author claims to be " Ezra , who is also called Shealtiel" (3:1). However, the priestly prophet Ezra could not be the same Shealtiel of the royal genealogies, since his own lineage is given in Book of Ezra 7:1, and in 2 Esdras 1:1 (Latin version), which agree in making him the son of Seraiah , and a Levite .
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Shealtiel ( , Shə’altî’ēl ), transliterated in Greek as Salathiel ( Greek : Σαλαθιηλ, Salăthiēl ), was the son of Jehoiachin , king of Judah .( 1 Chronicles 3:17–18 ) The Gospel of Matthew 1:12 also list Shealtiel as the son of Jeconiah (line of Solomon ). Jeconiah, Shealtiel as well as the most of the royal house and elite of Judah were exiled to Babylon by order of Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon after the first siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC. During the Babylonian captivity, Shealtiel was regarded as the second Exilarch (or king-in-exile), following his father.
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Shealtiel by Girolamo Tessari in Padova, Church of S Francisco Shealtiel ( , Šəʾaltīʾēl ), transliterated in Greek as Salathiel ( , Salăthiēl ), was the son of Jehoiachin , king of Judah . ( 1 Chronicles , 1 Chronicles 3:17–18 ) The Gospel of Matthew 1:12 also list Shealtiel as the son of Jeconiah (line of Solomon ). During the Babylonian captivity, Shealtiel was regarded as the second Exilarch (or king-in-exile), following his father.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Biblical character Shealtiel by Girolamo Tessari in Padova, Church of San Francesco Shealtiel ( Hebrew : שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל , Shəʾaltīʾēl ), transliterated in Greek as Salathiel ( Koine Greek : Σαλαθιηλ , Salăthiēl ), was the son of Jehoiachin , king of Judah ( 1 Chronicles , 1 Chronicles 3:17–18 ). The Gospel of Matthew 1:12 also list Shealtiel as the son of Jeconiah (line of Solomon ). During the Babylonian captivity, Shealtiel was regarded as the second Exilarch (or king-in-exile), following his father.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “significant but problematic member in the genealogies of the kings of judah”. Today it says “son of jehoiachin”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Shealtiel by Girolamo Tessari in Padova, Church of S Francisco”. It now reads “Biblical character Shealtiel by Girolamo Tessari in Padova, Church of San Francesco”. Read the current article and compare.
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significant but problematic member in the genealogies of the kings of judah
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