Bible Person

Salathiel

Meaning: asked or lent of God · Male · 1 cross reference

Salathiel appears in Luke 3:27 as the father of Zerubbabel in the line traced to Jesus. He belongs to the generations through which royal memory is carried through and beyond exile. First appears in Luke 3:27.1

AI summary: Salathiel matters because his single cross reference places the genealogy of Jesus in contact with the exile and its aftermath. The entry helps hold together royal loss, continuity, and the long patience of God's purposes. Taken together, the material presents Salathiel as a genealogical figure bridging exile and restoration.1

Central Figure

Salathiel

Meaning: asked or lent of God

Whom I asked of God, the son of Jeconiah (Matt.