Mattan
Easton, 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).
Dictionary: M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain).