Mattattah Summary
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Mattattah, a descendant of Hashum, divorced his foreign wife during Ezra's reforms.
Descendant of Hashum, who divorced his foreign wife.
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- en Mattattah
- en Mattathah · Also called
- he מַתַּתָּה · H4992
- bg Матата
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Mattattah Article
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Mattattah 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, Mattattah and others who had married foreign wives were required to divorce them (Ezr 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.
Sources: STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Mattattah@Ezr.10.33)