Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Mattenai was a priest who served during the time of Joiakim.
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Mattenai was a priest who lived during the time of Joiakim, the high priest who served after the Babylonian exile. In the list of priests and Levites who returned to Jerusalem, Mattenai is mentioned as the head of the priestly family of Joiarib (Neh.12.19). This suggests that Mattenai was a prominent figure among the priests during this period of Jewish history, as the Israelites sought to reestablish their religious practices and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
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MATTENA'I (gift of Jehovah). Two persons who had married foreign women in the time of Ezra. Ezr 10:33, 2 Kgs 18:37. A priest in the time of Joiakim. Neh 12:19.
MATTENA'I (gift of Jehovah). Two persons who had married foreign women in the time of Ezra. Ezr 10:33, 2 Kgs 18:37. A priest in the time of Joiakim. Neh 12:19.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H4982
of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
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