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Altanaeus

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Ἀλταναῖος , prob. for Μαλταναῖος, and this, by resolution of the dagesh, for Ματταναῖος ), one of the "sons" of Asom (or Hashum), who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity (1 Esdras 9:33); evidently, the MATTENAI (See MATTENAI) (q.v.) of the genuine text (Ezra 10:33).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Altanaeus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/altanaeus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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