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Hatita

Exploration, one of the temple porters or janitors (Ezra 2:42). He returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(exploring). Bene-Hatita (i.e. sons of Hatita) were among the “porters” (i.e. the gate-keepers) who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45) (B.C. 536.)

In the Bible

2

Verses where Hatita is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Ezra 2:42

    The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.

  • Nehemiah 7:45

    The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.

Scripture on Hatita

2

Hatita references

4

Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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