Associations to the word «Mattathias»

Wiktionary

MATTATHIAS, proper noun. (rare) A male given name — famously held by:
MATTATHIAS, proper noun. (Christianity) (in Luke’s genealogy of Chirst) The son of Amos and father of Joseph, six-times-great–grandfather of Jesus.
MATTATHIAS, proper noun. (Christianity) (in Luke’s genealogy of Chirst) The son of Semei and father of Mahath, twelve-times-great–grandfather of Jesus.
MATTATHIAS, proper noun. (Judaism and Christianity) A Jewish priest featured in the second chapter of 1 Maccabees, instigator of the Maccabean Revolt and progenitor of the Hasmonean dynasty.

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