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Dosetai is a Hebraized form of the Greek given name Dositheus meaning "gift of God". It was extremely popular in late classical Judea and among Jewish communities in Egypt, and corresponds to the Hebrew "Mattaniah" or "Nethaneel," which seems to have been a favorite one both in Palestine and in Alexandria.[1]
It has been borne by the following:
- ^ Josephus, Antiquities 13:9 § 2; 14:10 § 18; 15:6 § 2