Mattan
the name means Gift Easton's Bible Dictionary
Mattan was the father of Shephatiah, one of the officials who opposed the prophet Jeremiah.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Gift. (1.) A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada (2 Kings 11:18).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Shephatiah
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First named at Jeremiah 38:1.
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Verses that name Mattan
- Jeremiah 38:1 Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people: