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Nathanael (1)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

na - than´ā́ - el ( Ναθαναήλ , Nathanaḗl ):

(1) One of the "captains over thousands" who furnished the Levites with much cattle for Josiah's Passover (1 Esdras 1:9) = "Nethanel" of 2 Chronicles 35:9 .

(2) ( Ναθανάηλος , Nathanáēlos , Codices Vaticanus and Alexandrinus omit): One of the priests who had married a "strange wife" (1 Esdras 9:22) = "Nethanel" of Ezra 10:22 .

(3) An ancestor of Judith (Judith 8:1 ).

(4) One of the Twelve Apostles. See next article.

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Nathanael (1)'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​n/nathanael-1.html. 1915.