Ancestor of returning exiles
Zattu
Named in 4 verses across 2 books, first in Ezra 2:8.
זַתּוּאZattu
About Zattu Written by AI
Zattu is mentioned in the lists of Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. In the accounts found in Ezra and Nehemiah, the descendants of Zattu are enumerated among the families who made the journey back to their homeland. The Ezra account records 945 members of Zattu's family, while Nehemiah's list mentions 845. These numbers suggest that the family of Zattu was a significant group among the returning exiles who helped rebuild Jerusalem and restore Jewish community life in the post-exilic period. Additionally, some members of Zattu's family are mentioned among those who had married foreign women and agreed to separate from them in response to Ezra's call for spiritual reformation.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Zattu, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Id., one whose descendants returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:8; Neh. 7:13); probably the same as Zatthu.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 2:8
the descendants of Zattu, 945;
- Ezra 8:5
from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
- Ezra 10:27
From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
- Nehemiah 7:13
the descendants of Zattu, 845;
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.