Naathus
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Naathus is identified as one of the sons of Addi who divorced his foreign wife, a figure recorded in 1 Esdras 9:31 and corresponding to Adna in Ezra 10:30.
What is the meaning of Naathus in the Bible?
Naathus is identified as one of the sons of Addi who divorced his foreign wife, a figure recorded in 1 Esdras 9:31 and corresponding to Adna in Ezra 10:30.
SIGNIFICANCE
Recognizing the textual variation between Naathus in 1 Esdras and Adna in Ezra allows readers to reconcile parallel accounts of post-exilic community reforms and better understand the historical context of the returned exiles.
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