Divrei Yosippon — Sefer Yosippon — Chapter 6: The Story of Zerubbavel

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6:1

Zerubbavel appears in the Persian court within the story of the royal guards who debate what is strongest.

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6:2

Wine, kingship, women, and truth are compared; the argument for truth prevails because truth does not perish and injustice cannot finally overcome it.

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6:3

Zerubbavel uses the king’s promise to seek restoration for Yerushalayim and the House.

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6:4

Permission, vessels, resources, and authority for return are linked to the earlier promises concerning restoration after exile.

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6:5

This Zerubbavel complex is also absent from some early Recension A witnesses and is retained as an early expansion layer.

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