The total as of May 2017 is fifty-three confirmed by archeology. That does not include those recorded in histories of the Middle East from Greek and Roman Times, just names in the Bible not confirmed by history.
The three most recent confirmations are:
Tatnai, Ezra 5.1. Then the prophets Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, prophesied to them in the name of the God of Israel. 2. Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Yeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the House of God which is at Jerusalem and the prophets of God were with them, helping them. 3. At the same time Tatnai, governor on this side the River, and Shethar-boznai and their companions came to them and said thus to them, Who has commanded you to build this House, and to finish these walls?
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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.
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