Ater

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Ater is an Old Testament man's name meaning shut or lame.

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

This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.