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Mattithiah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

Gift of Jehovah.

2

One of the sons of Jeduthun (1 Chr 25:3, 21).

3

The eldest son of Shallum, of the family of Korah (1 Chr 9:31).

4

One who stood by Ezra while reading the law (Neh 8:4).

5

The son of Amos, and father of Joseph, in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:25).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

mat-i-thi'-a (mattithyah, or mattithyahu, "gift of Yah"):

(1) The Mattithiah of Neh 8:4 (1st spelling) was one of those who stood at Ezra's right hand while he read the law (compare 1 Esdras 9:43). He may be the individual set over "things that were baked in pans" (1 Chr 9:31).

(2) One of those appointed by David to minister before the ark, and to "celebrate and to thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel" (1 Chr 16:4; 1 Chr 16:5).

(3) One of those who had foreign wives (Ezra 10:43). In 1 Esdras 9:35, "Mazitias."

(4) One of the Levites who ministered before the ark with harps 1 Chr 15:18; 1 Chr 15:21; 1 Chr 25:3; 1 Chr 25:11; 1 Chr 25:2nd spelling).

Henry Wallace

See also

Person Mattithiah (1 Chr 9,31) Person Mattithiah (1 Chr 15,18) Person Mattithiah (Neh 8,4)

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