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Mattenai

1. Hashum’s son, who obeyed Ezra’s exhortation to divorce his pagan wife after the exile (Ezr 10:33).

2. Bani’s son, who obeyed Ezra’s exhortation to divorce his pagan wife after the exile (Ezr 10:37).

3. Head of Joiarib’s priestly house during the days of Joiakim the high priest in postexilic Jerusalem (Neh 12:19).

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