Bible Encyclopedias
Ater
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
- A family that returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:16; Nehemiah 7:21), the head of which signed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:18). In I Esd. 5:15, Ater is called Aterezias.
- Doorkeepers of the Temple, who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45); called "sons of Jatal" in I Esd. 5:28.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Ater'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/ater.html. 1901.