Usually means: Jewish priest, Maccabean Revolt leader.
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  2. Mattathias: Wiktionary
  3. Mattathias: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. Mattathias, mattathias: Dictionary.com
  5. Mattathias: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Mattathias: Easton Bible
  2. Mattathias: Smith's Bible Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Mattathias)

noun:  (rare) A male given name from Hebrew — famously held by:
noun:  (Christianity, in Luke’s genealogy of Christ) The son of Amos and father of Joseph, six-times-great–grandfather of Jesus.
noun:  (Christianity, in Luke’s genealogy of Christ) The son of Semei and father of Mahath, twelve-times-great–grandfather of Jesus.
noun:  (Judaism and Christianity) A Jewish priest featured in the second chapter of 1 Maccabees, instigator of the Maccabean Revolt and progenitor of the Hasmonean dynasty.

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