Shealtiel

Shealtiel Abravaner is a fictional character in the book 'Judas' (2014) written by Israeli writer, journalist and intellectual Amos Oz (1939-2018).

Shealtiel (שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל, Shəʾaltīʾēl), transliterated in Greek as Salathiel, was the son of Jehoiachin, king of Judah. (1 Chronicles, 1 Chronicles 3:17–18) The Gospel of Matthew 1:12 also list Shealtiel as the son of Jeconiah (line of Solomon). Jeconiah, Shealtiel, as well as the most of the royal house and elite of the House, were exiled to Babylon by order of Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon after the first siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC. During the Babylonian captivity, Shealtiel was regarded as the second Exilarch (or king-in-exile), following his father.