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Aterezaias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
a -tẽr -ē̇ -zı̄´as ( Ἀτήρ τῷ Ἑζεκίᾳ , Atḗr tō̇ Hezekı́a ): Usually found in the abbreviated form Ater. Head of a Jewish family, which returned with Zerubbabel, under the decree of Cyrus. Mentioned (Ezra 2:16 ) as sprung from Hezekiah. Their number is given as 98. Mentioned again as found in the register of the genealogies of the first returned exiles by Nehemiah (Nehemiah 7:21 ). Again among those who sealed "the sure covenant" (Nehemiah 10:17 ). Also found in 1 Esdras 5:15, where the name is given variously as Ater or Aterezaias. The number of the family, given by Esdras, is 92.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Aterezaias'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​a/aterezaias.html. 1915.