Bible Person

Maath

Meaning: wiping away; breaking; fearing; smiting · Male · 1 cross reference

Maath appears in Luke 3:26 and is the father of Nagge in the line traced to Jesus. He belongs to the long ancestral chain through which Luke presents the humanity of Christ. First appears in Luke 3:26.1

AI summary: Maath matters because his single cross reference helps carry Luke's genealogy through otherwise quiet generations. The entry contributes to the evangelist's portrayal of Jesus as rooted in real human history rather than abstract myth. Taken together, the material presents Maath as a genealogical figure in Luke's line of descent.1

Central Figure

Maath

Meaning: wiping away; breaking; fearing; smiting

Small, a person named in our Lord’s ancestry (Luke 3:26).