BD Zerubbabel Grandson of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, and son of Pedaiah (1 Chr. 3: 16 -19); in Ezra 3: 2 and elsewhere he is called ?א¹son of Shealtiel,?א i.e ., probably his nephew or legal heir. Zerubbabel was also known by the P ersian name Sheshbazza