Salathiel (or Shealtiel)
- Dates
- 600–519 BC
Name means "I have asked God." He is listed in Matthew's genealogy as the son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) of Judah, but as the son of Neri in Luke's genealogy. Perhaps one of Jeconiah's descendents died childless and Neri married the widow.
In detail
Shealtiel, name means "I have asked God." Son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) of Judah (Mt 1:12), and father of Zerubbabel (Ezr 3:2, 8 5:2 Neh 12:1 Hag 1:1, 12, 14 2:2, 23). But Lk 3:27 says that Shealtiel was the son of Neri, of the line of David through Nathan. This apparent discrepancy has been explained by assuming that one of Jeconiah's descendants, perhaps a son, died childless, and that Neri married the widow and Shealtiel was born to this union. Neri would thus be the blood father (Lk), but Jeconiah a legal ancestor (Mt).
Bible passages
- Luke 3:27
Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
Text of the King James Version.