ater Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
ater in Easton's Bible Dictionary
shut; lame. (1.) Ezra 2:16. (2.) Neh. 10:17. (3.) Ezra 2:42.
ater in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(shut up). 1. The children of Ater were among the porters or gate-keepers of the temple who returned with Zerubbabel. #Ezr 2:42; Ne 7:45| 2. The children of ATER OF HEZEKIAH to the number of 98 returned with Zerubbabel, #Ezr 2:16; Ne 7:21| and were among the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. #Ne 10:17|
ater in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
A'TER (shut up). (1). One whose children kept the temple-gate. Ezr 2:42; Neh 7:45. (2). The ancestor of some who came back with Zerubbabel, and who signed the covenant. Ezr 2:16; Neh 7:21; Neh 10:17.
ater in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Nehemiah 10:17.