Zattu

Zattu (Zat´oo)

The chief of a family of exiles that returned from the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 2:8; Neh 7:13; Neh 10:14). Some members of this family married foreign women (Ezra 10:27).

Ezra 2:8

8Of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.

Neh 7:13

13Of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five.

Neh 10:14

14The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

Ezra 10:27

27Of the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

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