Bible Characters & Character Studies
Mattan
First appears at 2 Kings 11:18
First named in Scripture at 2 Kings 11:18 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
gift. (1.) A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada (2 Kings 11:18). (2.) The son of Eleazar, and father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary (Matthew 1:15). (3.) The father of Shephatiah (Jeremiah 38: 1).
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
