Bible Person
Meaning: gift · Male · 1 cross reference
Matthan appears in Matthew 1:15 as the father of Jacob in Jesus' genealogy. He belongs to the ancestral chain through which Matthew presents Jesus as the promised Davidic heir. First appears in Matt 1:15.1
Name meaning
gift
Identity
male
First appears
Matt 1:15
AI summary: Matthan matters because his single cross reference helps carry Matthew's genealogy toward Joseph and the birth of Jesus. The entry contributes to the evangelist's portrayal of Jesus as rooted in covenant history and royal promise. Taken together, the material presents Matthan as a genealogical figure in Matthew's line of descent.1
Central Figure
Matthan
Meaning: gift
The son of Eleazar, and father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary (Matt.
Children
Name meaning
gift
Identity
male
The son of Eleazar, and father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary (Matt. 1:15). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Matt |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
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.