Matthanias

MATTHANIAS mat-tha-ni'-as (Codex Alexandrinus, Matthanias, Codex Vaticanus, Matan):

(1) One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:27) equals "Mattaniah" of Ezra 10:26.

(2) the King James Version "Mathanias" (1 Esdras 9:31) equals "Mattaniah" of Ezra 10:30. Codex Vaticanus, followed by Swete, reads Beskaspasmus.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MATTHANIAS'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.