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Meshullam

Meshullam, a son of Zerubbabel, mentioned in the genealogy of David's descendants. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 3:19.

Why it matters. Son of Zerubbabel, a descendant of David.

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Meshullam

Meshullam is mentioned in the genealogy of David's descendants in the book of Chronicles (1Ch.3.19). He was one of the sons of Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah who led the first group of exiles back to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. Meshullam is listed along with his brothers Hananiah, Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Family

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Parents
Zerubbabel

Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

  • 1 Chronicles (1 verse)

    3:19

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