Bible Dictionary

Matthat

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Gift of God. (1.) The son of Levi, and father of Heli (Luke 3:24).

(2.) Son of another Levi (Luke 3:29).

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(gift of God), a form of the name Matthan.
  1. son of Levi, in the genealogy of Christ. (Luke 3:20) (B.C. after 623.)
  2. Grandfather of the Virgin Mary. (Luke 3:21)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

mat'-that (Matthat, Maththat): The name of two ancestors of Jesus in Luke's genealogy (Lu 3:24,29), one being the grandfather of Joseph, the husband of Mary.