Bible Dictionary
Salathiel
Salathiel is the Greek form of Shealtiel, the father of Zerubbabel and an ancestor in the genealogy of Jesus. The name is also used for Ezra in an apocryphal book.
Definition
Salathiel is the Greek form of Shealtiel. He is identified as the father of Zerubbabel and is also known by another name in an apocryphal account of Ezra. The Old Testament generally uses the form Shealtiel.
Biblical Usage
Salathiel appears in the genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke and in genealogical records associated with Zerubbabel. The biblical records describe him as the son of Jeconiah in one line and the son of Neri in another.
Historical Background
The name means “I have asked of God.” The apparent difference in the genealogies is explained in the supplied material as possibly involving descent from Neri and inheritance of the Davidic throne through Jeconiah.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Whom I asked of God, the son of Jeconiah (Matt. 1:12; 1 Chr. 3:17); also called the son of Neri (Luke 3:27). The probable explanation of the apparent discrepancy is that he was the son of Neri, the descendant of Nathan, and thus heir to the throne of David on the death of Jeconiah (comp. Jer. 22:30).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(I have asked of God). (1 Chronicles 3:17) The Authorized Version has Salathiel in (1 Chronicles 3:17) but everywhere else in the Old Testament Shealtiel.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sa-la'-thi-el:</p><p>(1) (Salathiel): the King James Version; Greek form of "Shealtiel" (thus the Revised Version (British and American)). The father of Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:5,48,56; 6:2; Mt 1:12; Lu 3:27).</p><p>(2) Revised Version: Another name of Esdras (2 Esdras 3:1, "Salathiel").</p>