Hi
In order to put us all out of our misery I'll respond to the observations by "Ferenc" directly by e-mail to him rather than dwelling on a typo error here or there.

What is interesting is the finding by our veteran member Zvi Am-Ad of what he maintains is an earlier mention of Matzuva than the one mentioned in the Talmud. The tract found in Divrei Hayamim I - I Chronicles 21 lists the heroes of King David including "יעשיאל המצביה" (Yashiel the Matzvia).There are 50 heroes listed each with his name followed by his place of abode. This could mean Matzuva existed about 3000 years ago.
When I've got further details from Zvi I'll post them on the site. I should mention that another of our veteran members Yehuda Ben-Moshe contests this claim.

Regards
Baruch

Nu, we put Moishele to bed, this does not mean that we all have to go to sleep.
So start writing something on the message board.
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