Alnathan

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

al´na - than ( Ἀλναθάν , Alnathán , "God has given," the Revised Version (British and American) Elnathan ): Apocryphal name of a person (1 Esdras 8:44) corresponding to Elnathan of  Ezra 8:16 . He was one of the learned men summoned by Ezra, as he was beginning his journey to Jerusalem, and sent to Iddo to ask for ministers for the house of Yahweh.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

( Ἀλναθάν v. r. Ε᾿Λναθάν ), one of the popular chiefs at the return from Babylon ( 1 Esdras 8:16); evidently the first ELNATHAN (See Elnathan) (q.v.) of the parallel text (Ezra 8:44).