Mattaniah
Mattaniah, a Levite, was appointed as a treasurer during Nehemiah's time.
The name Mattaniah means “gift, or hope, of the Lord”
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Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 13:13; only referred to as Mattaniah (מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ); father of Zaccur.
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Alternative names
- מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּMattaniah
Mentions
- I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.