Topic
Ater
6 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ezra 2:16Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A descendant of Hezekiah, who returned from Babylon
The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
- Ezra 2:42Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A porter
¶ The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
- Nehemiah 7:21Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A descendant of Hezekiah, who returned from Babylon
The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
- Nehemiah 7:45Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A porter
¶ The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
- Nehemiah 10:17Easton · Smith · Nave 3. An Israelite, who subscribed to Nehemiah's covenant
Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
- 1 Esdras 5:15ISBE
The sons of Aterezias, ninety and two: the sons of Ceilan and Azetas threescore and seven: the sons of Azuran, four hundred thirty and two:
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
Shut; lame. (1.) Ezra 2:16. (2.) Neh. 10:17. (3.) Ezra 2:42.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references
- The children of Ater were among the porters or gate-keepers of the temple who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45)
- The children of ATER OF HEZEKIAH to the number of 98 returned with Zerubbabel, (Ezra 2:16; Nehemiah 7:21) and were among the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:17)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 5 references
a'-ter ('aTer, "bound" (?)):
(1) The ancestor of a family of 98 persons who returned from Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:16; Ne 7:21). the King James Version has "Ater of Hezekiah"; the Revised Version (British and American) of 1 Esdras 5:15 has "Ater of Ezekias," margin, "Ater of Hezekiah." the King James Version has "Aterezias."
(2) The head of a family of porters who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezr 2:42; Ne 7:45).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.