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(Μαθήλας v r. Μαηλάς,Vulg. Mareas), a corrupt Greek form (1 Esdras 9:19) of the MAASEIAH (See MAASEIAH) (q.v.) of the Hebrew text (Ezra 10:8). "The reading of the Sept., which is followed in the A.V., might easily arise from a mistake between the uncial Θ and Σ (C)."