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Mattatha

Dates
957–887 BC
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Name means "gift." He is the son of Nathan and the grandson of King David. He is only listed in Scripture in Luke's geneaology. He is therefore an ancestor of Jesus Christ. Also spelled "Mattathah."

Mattatha
Ancestor of Jesus

Bible passages

  • Luke 3:31
    Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

Text of the King James Version.

Related events

  1. Menan 937–857 BC