SHESHBAZZAR, or Sassabasar. When King Cyrus restor’d to the Jews the sacred Vessels of the Temple of Jerusalem, which had been carried away to Babylon by NebuchadnezzarEzr. i. 8. Zec. iv. 9.; he had an Account taken of them, and committed them to Sheshbazzar Prince of Judah. The greatest Part of Interpreters think, that Sheshbazzar is the same as Zerubbabel, and that he bore the Name of Sheshbazzar among the Babylonians, as Daniel had that of Belshazzar. The Scripture says, that Zerubbabel laid the Foundation of the Temple, and it says the same of Ezr. v. 16.Sheshbazzar. Others will have Sheshbazzar to be a Persian Officer, sent to govern the Jews. It is not very certain that Zerubbabel had this Government conferr’d upon him. The Grecians give to Sheshbazzar, or (as they call him) Sammanaser, the Quality of Governor of Judea1. See the Commentators upon Ezr. i. 8.
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3 Esdras ii. Περσεστώτη τῆς Ἰουδαίας. ↩