Person Old Testament
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
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- 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)