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Hatita

חֲטִיטָא · cha.ti.ta · H2410“a bending of sin” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions in 2 books, most in Ezra (1)

Who he was

Hatita is mentioned as an ancestor of a group of gatekeepers who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity. The gatekeepers were responsible for guarding the gates of the temple and maintaining order within its precincts. In the lists of returnees recorded in Ezra and Nehemiah, the descendants of Hatita are mentioned among the gatekeepers. No further information about Hatita is provided in the Bible. (Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45).

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Ezra 1 mention

Ezra 2:42The children of the gatekeepers: 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 one…

Nehemiah 1 mention

Nehemiah 7:45The gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai: one hundred thirty-eight.

What the dictionary says

Exploration, one of the temple porters or janitors (Ezra 2:42).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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