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Amariah

Name meaning: the Lord says; the integrity of the Lord (Hitchcock)

Said by Jehovah. (1.) One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar (1 Chr. 6:7, 52). He was probably the last of the high priests of Eleazar’s line prior to the transfer of that office to Eli, of the line of Ithamar.

(2.) A Levite, son of Hebron, of the lineage of Moses (1 Chr. 23:19; 24:23).

(3.) A “chief priest” who took an active part in the reformation under Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 19:11); probably the same as mentioned in 1 Chr. 6:9.

(4.) 1 Chr. 6:11; Ezra 7:3. (5.) One of the high priests in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 31:15). (6.) Zeph. 1:1. (7.) Neh. 11:4. (8.) Neh. 10:3. (9.) Ezra 10:42.

Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain

Key verses

Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(the Lord says, i.e. promises).

Father of Ahitub according to (1 Chronicles 6:7,52) and son of Meraioth, in the line of the high priests.

The high priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 19:11) He was the son of Azariah.

The head of a Levitical house of the Kohathites. (1 Chronicles 23:13; 24:23)

The head of one of the twenty-four courses of priest. (2 Chronicles 31:15; Nehemiah 10:3; 12:2,13)

One of the sons of Bani in the time of Ezra. (Ezra 10:42)

A priest who returned with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 10:3; 12:2,13)

A descendant of Pharez. (Nehemiah 11:4)

An ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet. (Zephaniah 1:1)

Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain

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