“The sons of Jeconiah, the prisoner, were Shealtiel his son, and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah. The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel…” 1 Chronicles 3:17-19
“Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel…” Ezra 3:2
Which was it? Pedaiah or Shealtiel?
“Now these are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,”. Nehemiah 12:1
“Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak,”. Haggai 1:12
“After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.”. Matthew 1:12
Most scriptures have Shealtiel as Zerubbabel’s father, but this shows that the scriptures are not 100% accurate. However, they are accurate enough that we can have confidence. The fact that we can check scripture against scripture increases our confidence.
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