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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Matri (Man living at the time of United Monarchy)
When the lot fell on Saul to be Israel's first king, it fell first on his family within Benjamin, the Matri, and that is the only time they are named.
First, in plain English
When the lot fell on Saul to be Israel's first king, it fell first on his family within Benjamin, the Matri, and that is the only time they are named.
Who this is
Matri was the family within the tribe of Benjamin to which Saul belonged, named when Saul was chosen by lot to be Israel's first king (1 Samuel 10:21). Nothing further is recorded about this family beyond its role in Saul's selection.
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The word
H4309
Where it appears
- 1 Samuel 10:21
