Matthat
Ματθάτ/MAT-that/
“Gift of God (a form of Matthan)”
Summary
Matthat was the name of two ancestors of Jesus mentioned in Luke's genealogy, one being the grandfather of Joseph, Mary's husband.
☩In Christ's Genealogy
Two men named Matthat appear in Luke's genealogy of Jesus. One was the son of Levi and father of Heli, making him the grandfather of Joseph (or possibly the grandfather of Mary through a different line). Another Matthat, also a son of Levi, was the father of Jorim in an earlier generation of the ancestry, living in the period after the Babylonian exile.
Key verses:Luke 3:24Luke 3:29
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Matthat," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Matthat," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).