Amariah (Hebrew: אֲמַרְיָה) means "promised by God" in Hebrew. It was commonly used as a name of priests in the History of ancient Israel and Judah. It appear several times in the Hebrew Bible:
- One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar (1 Chronicles 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.
- A Levite, son of Hebron, of the lineage of Moses (1 Chronicles 23:19; 24:23).
- A "chief priest" who took an active part in the reformation under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 19:11); probably the same as mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:9.
- An ancestor of Ezra (1 Chronicles 6:11; Ezra 7:3).
- One of the high priests in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:15).
- Great-grandfather of Zephaniah (Zephaniah 1:1).
- Great-grandfather of Athaiah (Nehemiah 11:4).
- One of the persons who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:3).
- One of the persons who had taken 'strange wives' (Ezra 10:42).
High Priest
Patrilineal ancestry as per 1 Chronicles chapter 5
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References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Amariah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
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