Descendant of Hashum, who divorced his foreign wife.
Mattenai
Named in 1 verse of Ezra, first in Ezra 10:33.
מַתְּנַיMattenai
About Mattenai Written by AI
Mattenai was a man from the family of Hashum who had married a foreign woman during the time of Ezra. As part of Ezra's reforms to purify the Jewish community after their return from Babylonian exile, Mattenai and others who had married foreign wives were required to divorce them (Ezra 10:33). This action was taken to ensure that the Israelites remained faithful to the Lord and did not fall into the same sins that had led to their exile.
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Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 10:33
From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.