Matthelas

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Matthelas [1]

( Μαθήλας v r. Μαηλάς ,Vulg. Mareas), a corrupt Greek form ( 1 Esdras 9:19) of the MAASEIAH (See Maaseiah) (q.v.) of the Hebrew text ( Ezra 10:8). "The reading of the Sept., which is followed in the A.V., might easily arise from a mistake between the uncial Θ and '''''Σ''''' (C)"

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