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Nathan (נתן "Gift", Standard Hebrew Natan, Tiberian Hebrew Nāṯān) is the name of at least six men, and perhaps as many as eight, in the Hebrew Bible.

Probably the most significant and famous was a Nathan the Biblical prophet who lived in the time of King David and his wife Bathsheba

Nathan son of David and Bathsheba. (1. Chr. 3:5; Luke 3:31)

In 1 Kings 4:5 Nathan is the name of the father of Azariah and Zabad, two of Solomon's chief administrators. It is implicit that these two have the same father, but whether he is one of the preceding two men, or a different man, is not clear.

In 2 Samuel 23:36 Nathan from Zobah is listed as the father of Igal.

In 1 Chronicles 2:36 another Nathan is listed as a descendant of Jerahmeel, of the Tribe of Judah.

In 1 Chronicles 11:38 yet another Nathan is the brother of Joel, one of David's elite warriors.

In Ezra 8:15-16 Nathan is the name of one of Ezra's companions who are sent to Iddo to ask for temple workers to replace the missing Levites.

In Ezra 10:38-44 Nathan son of Binnui is listed as one who divorced a foreign wife and sent her and her children away. This is possibly the same man as is mentioned in Ezra 8:15-16.

In Tamil (Dravidian) language Nathan (pronounced Nah-th-an) means 'Son Of God'.

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