Person Old Testament
Zaccai
Also known as Zaccai =ESV, KJV; Zakkai =NIV
Zaccai was the ancestor of a family that returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Ezra 2:9.
Why it matters. Ancestor of returning exiles
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zaccai
Zaccai is mentioned in the lists of Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. In the accounts found in both Ezra and Nehemiah, the descendants of Zaccai are enumerated among the families who made the journey back to their homeland. The Ezra account records 760 members of Zaccai's family, while Nehemiah's list mentions 760. These numbers suggest that the family of Zaccai was a significant group among the returning exiles who helped rebuild Jerusalem and restore Jewish community life in the post-exilic period.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.