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Shenazzar

שֶׁנְאַצַּ֑ר · shen.ats.tsar · H81371 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Shenazzar was a descendant of King Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin) of Judah, as recorded in 1 Chronicles 3:18. He was born during the Babylonian captivity, after Jeconiah had been deported to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. Shenazzar is mentioned alongside his brothers Salathiel (Shealtiel), Malchiram, Pedaiah, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. Being a descendant of the royal line of David, Shenazzar was part of the exiled Judean nobility in Babylon. However, no further details are provided about his life or any specific role he may have played during or after the exile.

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Family

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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

What the dictionary says

she-naz'-ar (shen'atstsar): A son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) and uncle of Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:18, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sanesar; Lucian, Sanasar…

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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