A descendant of King Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) of Judah.
Hattush
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 3:22.
חַטּוּשׁHattush
The name means “forsaking sin.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Father
- Shemaiah
- People
- Tribe of Judah
About Hattush Written by AI
Hattush was a descendant of King Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin) of Judah. He is mentioned in the genealogy of the royal line of Judah recorded in the book of 1 Chronicles. Hattush was one of the sons of Shemaiah, who was a descendant of Jeconiah through Pedaiah. Jeconiah was one of the last kings of Judah before the Babylonian exile, and his descendants played a role in the restoration of Jewish life after the return from exile. No other information is provided about Hattush in the Bible. (1 Chronicles 3:22).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Hattush, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Assembled. (1.) A priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:2). (2.) Ezra 8:2. (3.) Neh. 3:10. (4.) Neh. 10:4. (5.) 1 Chr. 3:22.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 1 Chronicles 3:22
The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.