The meaning of Shealtiel in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

she-ol'-ti-el (she'alti'el, but in Haggai 1:12, Haggai 1:14; Haggai 2:2, shalti'el; Septuagint and the New Testament always Salathiel, hence, "Salathiel" of 1 Esdras 5:5,48,56; 6:2; the King James Version of Matthew 1:12; Luke 3:27): Father of Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:2, Ezra 3:8; Ezra 5:2; Nehemiah 12:1; Haggai 1:1, Haggai 1:12, Haggai 1:14; Haggai 2:2, Haggai 2:23). But, according to I Chronicles 3:17, Shealtiel was the oldest son of King Jeconiah; in I Chronicles 3:19 the Massoretic Text makes Pedaiah, a brother of Shealtiel, the father of Zerubbabel (compare Curtis, ICC).


See more on the meaning of Shealtiel in the Bible:
Shealtiel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Shealtiel {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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