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Medan in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

me'-dan (medhan, "strife"): One of the sons of Abraham by Keturah (Gen 25:2; 1 Ch 1:32). The tribe and its place remain unidentified, and the conjecture that the name may be connected with the Midianites is unlikely from the fact that in the list of the sons of Abraham and Keturah Midian is mentioned alongside of Medan....

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Mash in Hitchcock's Bible Names

same as Meshech...

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Mathusala in Smiths Bible Dictionary

= METHUSELAH, the son of Enoch. Lu 3:37...

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Mattaniah in Naves Topical Bible

-1. Original name of Zedekiah, king of Judah 2Ki 24:17 See ZEDEKIAH -2. A Levite of the sons of Asaph 2Ch 20:14; Ne 12:8 -3. Son of Heman, who had charge of the ninth division of musicians 1Ch 25:4,16 -4. Descendant of Asaph, who assisted in purifying the temple 2Ch 29:13 -5. Four Israelites who divorced their Gentile wives after the cap...

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Mattathias in Easton's Bible Dictionary

ibid. (1.) The son of Amos, in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:25). (2.) The son of Semei, in the same genealogy (Luke 3:26)....

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Matthan in Hitchcock's Bible Names

same as Mattan...

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Massa in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

mas'-a (massa', "burden"): Descendant of Abraham through Ishmael (Gen 25:14; 1 Ch 1:30). His people may be the Masani of Ptolemy, having Eastern Arabia near Babylon as their habitat. The marginal reading of the heading to Prov 31 mentions Lemuel as king of Massa. If that reading is accepted, it would seem that a tribe and probably a place were...

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Mattan in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

mat'-an (mattan, "a gift"): (1) A priest in the house of Baal, slain by Jehoiada before Baal's altar (2 Ki 11:18; 2 Ch 23:17). (2) The father of Shephatiah a contemporary and persecutor of Jeremiah (Jer 38:1), one of those who put Jeremiah into Malechiah's dungeon (38:6)....

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Mattaniah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(gift of Jehovah). 1. The original name of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was changed when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne. 2Ki 24:17 2. A Levite singer of the sons of Asaph. 1Ch 9:15 He was leader of the temple choir after its restoration, Ne 11:17; 12:8 in the time of Nehemiah, and took part in the musical service which accompanied ...

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Mattathias in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. Luke 3:25. 2. Luke 3:26....

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