ATER

Ater. Ater
Shut; lame. (1.) Ezra 2:16. (2.) Neh. 10:17. (3.) Ezra 2:42.

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Ater. left hand; shut

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ATER. 1. A descendant of Hezekiah, who returned from Babylon Ezr 2:16; Ne 7:21 2. A porter Ezr 2:42; Ne 7:45 3. An Israelite, who subscribed to Nehemiah's covenant Ne 10:17

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(shut up). The children of Ater were among the porters or gate-keepers of the temple who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45) The children of ATER OF HEZEKIAH to the number of 98 returned with Zerubbabel, (Ezra 2:16; Nehemiah 7:21) and were among the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:17)