Person Old Testament
Maacathites
Also known as Maacathite, Maacah =ESV; Maakathite =NIV; Maachathite =KJV
An unnamed son of Hodiah, who was the grandson of Naham's sister. Mentioned in 4 verses across 4 books, first at 2 Samuel 23:34.
Why it matters. Son of Hodiah, grandson of Naham's sister
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Maacathites
1Ch.4.19 mentions an unnamed man who was the son of Hodiah. Hodiah's father was married to Naham's sister, making this unnamed man the grandson of Naham's sister. No further details are provided about his life, character, or accomplishments. His inclusion in the genealogy of Judah underscores the importance of family lineage and the recording of generations in ancient Israelite society, even when individuals' names and deeds were not specifically noted.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.