MATTATTAH mat'-a-ta (mattattah): the Revised Version (British and American) for "Mattathah" in the King James Version (Ezra 10:33). The same as "Mattathias" of 1 Esdras 9:33, the King James Version "Matthias" (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for '

MATTATHAH mat'-a-tha: the Revised Version (British and American). See MATTATTAH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MATTATHAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MATTATHIAS mat-a-thi'-as (Mattathias). The persons of this name in the Apocrypha are: (1) Mattathias the father of the Maccabees. See ASMONEANS; MACCABEES. (2) One of the 7 who stood on Ezra's right hand as he read the law (1 Esdras 9:43) = "Mattithiah" of Nehemiah 8:4. (3) The son--probably the youngest (compare 1 Macc 16:2)--of Simon the Macc

MATTATHA mat'-a-tha (Mattatha): Son of Nathan the son of David in the genealogy of Jesus (Luke 3:31). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MATTATHA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MATTANIAH mat-a-ni'-a (mattanyaha, "gift of Yah"): (1) King Zedekiah's original name, but changed by Nebuchadnezzar when he made him king over Judah instead of his nephew Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:17). (2) A descendant of Asaph (1 Chronicles 9:15), leader of the temple choir (Nehemiah 11:17; 12:8). Mentioned among the "porters," keepers of "the stor

MATTANAH mat'-a-na (mattanah; Codex Vaticanus, Manthanaein; Codex Alexandrinus, Manthanein): A station of the Israelites which seems to have lain between Beer and Nahaliel (Numbers 21:18). The name means "gift," and might not inappropriately be applied to a well in the wilderness (Budde translates "Out of the desert a gift"; see The Expository Tim

MATRITES ma'-trits (ha-maTri): The Revised Version (British and American) translation of maTri with the definite article, "the Matrites" (1 Samuel 10:21). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MATRITES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MATTAN mat'-an (mattan, "a gift"): (1) A priest in the house of Baal, slain by Jehoiada before Baal's altar (2 Kings 11:18; 2 Chronicles 23:17). (2) The father of Shephatiah a contemporary and persecutor of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 38:1), one of those who put Jeremiah into Malechiah's dungeon (38:6). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. B

MATRI ma'-tri (maTri, "rainy"): A family of the tribe of Benjamin to which King Saul belonged (1 Samuel 10:21 the King James Version). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MATRI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MATRED ma'-tred (maTredh, "expulsion"): The mother of Mehetabel, wife of Hadar, one of the kings of Edom (Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:50, "Hadad"). The Septuagint and Peshitta designate Matred as male, i.e. as son of Mezahab instead of daughter. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. Ge

MATHUSALA ma-thu'-sa-la (Mathousala): Greek form of "Methuselah," the Revised Version (British and American) (Luke 3:37 the King James Version). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MATHUSALA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MATHELAS ma-the'-las (Codex Alexandrinus, Mathelas; Codex Vaticanus, Maeelas; the King James Version Matthelas): One of the priests who had married "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:19) = "Maaseiah" of Ezra 10:18. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MATHELAS'". "I

MATHANIAS math-a-ni'-as: the King James Version in 1 Esdras 9:31. See MATTHANIAS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MATHANIAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MASTIC, MASTICK mas'-tik (schinos): A tree mentioned only in Susanna verse 54 (compare Genesis 37:25 margin). It is the Pistacia lentiscus (Arabic, Mistaki), a shrub which attains a height of 10 to 12 ft., growing in thickets on the slopes round the Mediterranean. The gum which exudes through incisions made in the bark is greatly prized as a masti

MAST See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3); 3. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MAST'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MASSIAS ma-si'-as (Codex Alexandrinus, Massias; Codex Vaticanus, Asseias): One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:22) = "Maaseiah" of Ezra 10:22. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MASSIAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".

MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS mas'-a-ker. See INNOCENTS, MASSACRE OF THE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MASSAH AND MERIBAH mas'-a, mer'-i-ba (maccah umeribhah, "proving and strife"; peirasmos kai loidoresis): These names occur together as applied to one place only in Exodus 17:7; they stand, however, in parallelism in Deuteronomy 33:8; Psalms 95:8. In all other cases they are kept distinct, as belonging to two separate narratives. The conjunction he

MASREKAH mas'-re-ka, mas-re'-ka (masreqah; Masekka): A place mentioned in the list of ancient rulers of Edom (Genesis 36:31), "before there reigned any king over the children of Israel." Masrekah was the royal city of Samlah, son of Hadad (Genesis 36:36; 1 Chronicles 1:47). The name may mean "place of choice vines," but there is nothing to show in

MASSA mas'-a (massa', "burden"): Descendant of Abraham through Ishmael (Genesis 25:14; 1 Chronicles 1:30). His people may be the Masani of Ptolemy, having Eastern Arabia near Babylon as their habitat. The marginal reading of the heading to Proverbs 31 mentions Lemuel as king of Massa. If that reading is accepted, it would seem that a tribe and pro