Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Sacred Scripture

Maasia

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Also known as: Maasiah

MAASIA. - Of the numerous persons of this name, about twenty, mentioned in the Old Testament, the principal ones are:

1) A Levite of the stock of Merari, singer and guardian of the sanctuary in the time of King David (I Chron. 15, 18.20); 2) the son of Adaiah, one of the notables who assisted the high priest Jehoiada (v.) in dethroning Queen Athaliah and placing King Joash on the throne (II Chron. 23, 1); 3) a son, or, as others suppose, a servant of King Ahaz, killed by Zichri of the army of King Pekah (v.) during the Syro-Ephraimite invasion of the Kingdom of Judah (II Chron. 28, 7); 4) the governor of Jerusalem, who received from King Josiah (v.) the task of restoring the temple (II Chron. 34, 8); 5) one of the priests who expounded the Law to the people, on the return from exile, alongside Ezra (Neh. 8, 7); 6) one of the leaders of the people who subscribed to the renewed covenant with Yahweh in the time of Nehemiah (Neh. 10, 25).

Gaetano Stano

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), col. 1735.

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Stano, Gaetano. “Maasia.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 1735. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/maasia.

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Stano, Gaetano. “Maasia.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1735. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/maasia.

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@incollection{ec7_maasia,
  author    = {Stano, Gaetano},
  title     = {Maasia},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {1735},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/maasia}
}

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