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    Zerubbabel Bible Quiz

    Ten KJV questions on Zerubbabel — the return, the foundation, and the signet.

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    Whose son was Zerubbabel?

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    Q1.Whose son was Zerubbabel?

    Answer: Shealtiel

    Ezra 3:2 (KJV) — 'Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel.'

    Reference: Ezra 3:2 (KJV)

    Q2.Under which Persian king did Zerubbabel return to Jerusalem?

    Answer: Cyrus

    Ezra 1:1-2 (KJV) — Cyrus' decree initiated the return.

    Reference: Ezra 1:2 (KJV)

    Q3.Who was the high priest who returned with Zerubbabel?

    Answer: Jeshua

    Ezra 3:2 (KJV) — 'Then stood up Jeshua... and Zerubbabel.'

    Reference: Ezra 3:2 (KJV)

    Q4.What did Zerubbabel first build upon arriving in Jerusalem?

    Answer: The altar of the God of Israel

    Ezra 3:2 (KJV) — They 'builded the altar of the God of Israel.'

    Reference: Ezra 3:2 (KJV)

    Q5.Which two prophets encouraged Zerubbabel to resume building?

    Answer: Haggai and Zechariah

    Ezra 5:1-2 (KJV) — 'Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah... prophesied... Then rose up Zerubbabel.'

    Reference: Ezra 5:1 (KJV)

    Q6.What word from the LORD did Zechariah give Zerubbabel?

    Answer: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit

    Zechariah 4:6 (KJV) — 'Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD.'

    Reference: Zechariah 4:6 (KJV)

    Q7.What would become a plain before Zerubbabel?

    Answer: The great mountain

    Zechariah 4:7 (KJV) — 'Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain.'

    Reference: Zechariah 4:7 (KJV)

    Q8.Whose hands had laid the foundation of the temple, according to Zechariah?

    Answer: Zerubbabel's

    Zechariah 4:9 (KJV) — 'The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house.'

    Reference: Zechariah 4:9 (KJV)

    Q9.In Haggai 2, what does the LORD say He will make Zerubbabel as?

    Answer: A signet

    Haggai 2:23 (KJV) — 'I will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee.'

    Reference: Haggai 2:23 (KJV)

    Q10.Zerubbabel appears in the genealogy of Christ in which gospel(s)?

    Answer: Matthew and Luke

    Matthew 1:12 (KJV) and Luke 3:27 (KJV) both list Zorobabel.

    Reference: Matthew 1:12 (KJV)

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