Bible Person
Meaning: Mattithiah · Male · 2 cross references
Matthias is the disciple chosen to take Judas Iscariot's place among the Twelve after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus. He belongs to the small but decisive transition period between Jesus' earthly ministry and the church's public witness at Pentecost. First appears in Acts 1:23.1
AI summary: Matthias matters because his cross references capture the church's desire to restore the full apostolic witness before the Spirit's outpouring. His selection shows the early believers acting prayerfully, scripturally, and corporately in a moment of loss and reconstitution. Taken together, the material presents Matthias as the quiet but important replacement who helps mark continuity between Jesus' original apostles and the church's coming mission.1
Central Figure
Matthias
Meaning: Mattithiah
Gift of God.
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.