Old Testament
Mattattah
An Israelite of the descendants of Hashum who put away his foreign wife during the reforms of Ezra.
Mattattah is listed among the men of Israel who responded to Ezra's call to repentance by divorcing their foreign wives. His inclusion in the record serves as historical documentation of the post-exilic purification of the covenant community. He represents the broader group of Israelites who submitted to the law of Moses to restore covenant faithfulness.
In the text
- Verses
- 1
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Ezra 10:33
- Last appears
- Ezra 10:33
Where Mattattah appears
1 verse · 1 chapterIn the same books
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- Artaxerxes14 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and supported Ezra's mission to Judea.
- Tobiah12 versesAn Ammonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Haggai11 versesA post-exilic prophet who urged the returned exiles to prioritize rebuilding the temple of the Lord.
- Nehemiah7 versesA cupbearer to Artaxerxes who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the people's devotion to God.
- Ebed6 versesA name shared by a rebel leader in Shechem and a descendant of Adonikam who returned from Babylonian exile.
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