Bible Person

Mattaniah

Meaning: gift · Male · 1 cross reference

This Mattaniah entry refers to one of the men named in Ezra 10:26, not to the Levitical or administrative figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the restored community's difficult process of covenant correction after exile. First appears in Ezra 10:26.1

AI summary: This Mattaniah matters because his single cross reference places him among those publicly identified in Ezra's response to unlawful marriages. The entry shows how specific and personal covenant renewal became in the restored community. Taken together, the material presents this Mattaniah as one of the individuals included in post-exilic reform.1

Central Figure

Mattaniah

Meaning: gift