Zattu
Peopleâš¡ IN BRIEF (SUMMARY)
A leader of a family group that returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel from Babylon and affixed his signature to the covenant document recorded in Nehemiah 10:18.
What is the meaning of Zattu in the Bible?
A leader of a family group that returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel from Babylon and affixed his signature to the covenant document recorded in Nehemiah 10:18.
SIGNIFICANCE
Identifying Zattu helps readers understand the broad coalition of lay leaders and family heads who collectively committed to restoring religious observance and social order in post-exilic Judah.
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