Biblia

Mattathah

Mattathah (Heb. Mattathah’, , , probably a contraction of Mattathiah), the name of a person in the Old Test. and of another in the New. 1. (, Auth. Vers. Mattatha.) The son of Nathan and grandson of David, among Christ’s maternal ancestry (Luk 3:31). B.C. post 1014. 2. (Sept. v. r. .) An Israelite of … Continue reading “Mattathah”

Mattatha

Mattatha (Luk 3:31). SEE MATTATHIAH, 1. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Mattatha Luk 3:31. Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Mattatha MATTATHA.A grandson of David, named in our Lords genealogy, Luk 3:31. Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels Mattatha MATTATHA.An ancestor of Jesus (Luk 3:31). Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Mattatha … Continue reading “Mattatha”

MATTANIAH

Mattaniah (Heb. Mattanyah’, , gift of Jehovah, also in the prolonged form Mattanya’hul, , 1Ch 25:4; 1Ch 25:16; 2Ch 29:13; Sept. or v. r. and ), the name of several men. 1. A Levite, one of the sons of Heman, appointed by David Temple singers, and head of the ninth class of musicians (1Ch 25:4; … Continue reading “MATTANIAH”

Mattanah

Mattanah (Heb. ilattanah’, , a gift, as in Gen 25:6, etc.; Sept. ), the fifty-third station of the Israelites on the south-eastern edge of Palestine, between the well (Beer) in the desert and Nahaliel (Num 21:18-19). It was no doubt a Moabitish, or rather Ammonitish city, and is placed by Eussebius and Jerome (Onomast. s.v.) … Continue reading “Mattanah”

Mattan

Mattan (Heb. Mattan’, , a gift, as in Gen 34:12, etc.), the name of two men in the Old Testament and one in the New. SEE MITHNITE. 1. (Sept. , v. r. and .) The priest of Baal slain before his idolatrous altar during the reformation instituted by Jehoiada (2Ki 11:18; 2Ch 23:17). B.C. 876. … Continue reading “Mattan”

Matsys, Quentin

Matsys, Quentin Painter, born Louvain, Belgium, c.1460; died Antwerp, 1530. He is known to have been the son of a smith, but the familiar stories concerning him are legends. He was the founder of the school of Antwerp, his work marking a great advance over the Flemish primitives. He introduced large figures and added breadth, … Continue reading “Matsys, Quentin”

Matsyavatara

Matsyavatara in Hindi mythology, is the incarnation of Vishnu as a fish, the Majafish, with the surname Cexis. The fable is told as follows: Brahma had fallen asleep; the giant Hajagriwa stole from the sleeping god the four Vedas, the laws of the world, and the lawless world now sank into the kingdom of evil. … Continue reading “Matsyavatara”

Matsya

Matsya a Sanscrit word, signifying a fish, and forming the name, in Hindu mythology, of the first avatar of Vishnu. On that occasion the preserving deity is said to have assumed the form of a great fish shining like gold, and, according to one account, extending a million leagues, that he might protect the ark … Continue reading “Matsya”