# Mattathias — Biblical Genealogy & Biography

> Canonical URL: https://localhost/people/mattathias-0-60/
> Markdown URL: https://localhost/people/mattathias-0-60.md
> Role: Generation 61 • Messianic Line • Child of Semein

## Summary

Mattathias is a biblical figure in Generation 61 of the Messianic Line, child of Semein, parent of Maath. (Luke 3:26)

## Scripture Chapters Mentioning Figure

- [The First Book of the Maccabees 2](https://localhost/bible/AP.1MA/2.md): "In those days rose up Mattathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem; and he lived at Modin."
- [The First Book of the Maccabees 11](https://localhost/bible/AP.1MA/11.md): "not one of them was left, except Mattathias the son of Absalom, and Judas the son of Chalphi, captains of the forces."
- [The First Book of the Maccabees 14](https://localhost/bible/AP.1MA/14.md): "Forasmuch as oftentimes there have been wars in the country, but Simon the son of Mattathias, the son of the sons of Joarib, and his brethren, put themselves in jeopardy, and withstood the enemies of their nation, that their sanctuary and the law might be established, and glorified their nation with great glory:"
- [The First Book of the Maccabees 16](https://localhost/bible/AP.1MA/16.md): "Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and taking care for the good ordering of them; and he went down to Jericho, himself and Mattathias and Judas his sons, in  the hundred and seventy and seventh year, in the eleventh month, the same is the month Sebat:"
- [The Second Book of the Maccabees 14](https://localhost/bible/AP.2MA/14.md): "Wherefore he sent Posidonius and Theodotus and Mattathias to give and receive pledges of friendship."
- [1 Esdras 9](https://localhost/bible/AP.1ES/9.md): "And of the sons of Asom;  Maltanneus, and  Mattathias, and  Sabanneus, Eliphalat, and Manasses, and Semei."
- [Luke 3](https://localhost/bible/NT.LUK/3.md)

## Connected Knowledge Graph Entities

- [Semein (person)](https://localhost/people/semein-0-59.md) — child of
- [Maath (person)](https://localhost/people/maath-0-61.md) — parent of
- [Apocrypha & Deuterocanonical Literature (concept)](https://localhost/wiki/deuterocanonical-apocrypha.md) — features person
- [Simon (person)](https://localhost/people/simon-4-74.md) — shared chapters (6)
- [Jerusalem (place)](https://localhost/places/jerusalem.md) — shared chapters (6)
- [Azotus (place)](https://localhost/places/azotus.md) — shared chapters (3)