Mattathah
מַתַּתָּה/mat-TAT-uh/
“Gift (probably contracted from Mattathiah)”
Summary
Mattathah was an Israelite of the family of Hashum who divorced his foreign wife after the return from Babylonian exile.
☩Post-Exilic Reform
Mattathah is listed among the descendants (or inhabitants) of Hashum who had married foreign wives contrary to the law. At Ezra's command, following the public assembly where the problem of intermarriage was addressed, Mattathah and others put away their foreign wives to maintain the purity of the covenant community.
Key verses:Ezra 10:33
Related Verses1 mention
Ezra· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Mattathah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Mattathah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).