Question
Who was Sheshbatzar?
Answer
He was the official to whom Cyrus gave the Temple vessels to return to Jerusalem (Ezra 5:14). Some identify him with Shenatzar (1 Chronicles 3:18), who was a son of Yechoniah and an uncle of Zerubbabel.
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Who was Sheshbatzar?
He was the official to whom Cyrus gave the Temple vessels to return to Jerusalem (Ezra 5:14). Some identify him with Shenatzar (1 Chronicles 3:18), who was a son of Yechoniah and an uncle of Zerubbabel.