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MATRED

ma'-tred (maTredh, "expulsion"): The mother of Mehetabel, wife of Hadar, one of the kings of Edom (Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:50, "Hadad"). The Septuagint and Peshitta designate Matred as male, i.e. as son of Mezahab instead of daughter.

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Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.