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Mattathias (măt'əthī`əs) [Gr. variant of Mattithiah Mattithiah , in the Bible.
1 Overseer in the temple. 2 Musician of David. 3 Assistant of Ezra. ..... Click the link for more information. ]. 1, 2 Two in Luke's genealogy. 3 Father of the Maccabees Maccabees or Machabees , Jewish family of the 2d and 1st cent. B.C. that brought about a restoration of Jewish political and religious life. They are also called Hasmoneans or Asmoneans after their ancestor, Hashmon. 4 Captain under Jonathan, the Maccabee. 5 Son of Simon, the Maccabee, murdered with his father. 6 Envoy from Nicanor to Judas Maccabeus. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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