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Mattan
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Gift. (1.) A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada (2 Kings 11:18). (2.) The son of Eleazar, and father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary (Matt. 1:15). (3.) The father of Shephatiah (Jer. 38:1).
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(a gift).
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
MAT'TAN (a gift). One of Baal's priests, who was slain before his idolatrous altar at the deposition of Athaliah. 2 Kgs 11:18; 2 Chr 23:17. The father of Shephatiah, who wished to put Jeremiah to death. Jer 38:1.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
Mattana, Mattenai, gifts; rains
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
MAT'TAN (a gift). One of Baal's priests, who was slain before his idolatrous altar at the deposition of Athaliah. 2 Kgs 11:18; 2 Chr 23:17. The father of Shephatiah, who wished to put Jeremiah to death. Jer 38:1.