The Exile

Mattathias

Dates
205–125 BC
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Name means "gift of God." He is the son of Amos and father of Joseph (not to be confused with Jesus' father or Jacob's son), a Judahite listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus Christ.

Mattathias
Tomb of Mattathias ben Johanan, Israel. Photographed by Ariel Palmon.

Bible passages

  • Luke 3:25
    Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

Text of the King James Version.

Related events

  1. Amos 230–170 BC
  2. Joseph 180–120 BC