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Smith's Bible Dictionary

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A'ter. (shut up).

1. The children of Ater were among the porters or gate-keepers of the Temple who returned with Zerubbabel. Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45.

2. 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.

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Ater'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​a/ater.html. 1901.
 
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