→ Also called SHESHBAZZAR
→ Directs the rebuilding of the altar and temple after his return from captivity in Babylon Ezr 3:2-8; 4:2,3; 5:2,14-16; Hag 1:12-14
→ Leads the Emancipated Jews back from Babylon Ezr 1:8-11; 2; Ne 12
→ Appoints the Levites to inaugarate the rebuilding of the temple Ezr 3:2-8
→ Prophecies relating to Hag 2:2; Zec 4:6-10
→ Called ZOROBABEL in the genealogy of Joseph Mt 1:12; Lu 3:27