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AMARIAH

(Heb. ʾămaryâ)

1. The second son of Hebron, cousin of Moses and Aaron, listed in the genealogy of the tribe of Levi (1 Chr. 23:19; 24:23).

2. A priest, descendant of Eleazar and Phinehas (1 Chr. 6:7, 52[MT 5:33; 6:37]).

3. The son of Azariah who served as a priest in Solomon’s temple (1 Chr. 6:10-11[5:37]).

4. A high priest in the Jerusalem temple during the time of King Jehoshaphat of Judah (2 Chr. 19:11).

5. A levitical priest in the time of King Hezekiah of Judah (2 Chr. 31:15).

6. The son of Hezekiah and the father of Gedaliah, who was the prophet Zephaniah’s grandfather (Zeph. 1:1).

7. A priest, son of Azariah and one of the ancestors of Ezra the scribe (Ezra 7:3).

8. A man of the family of Azzur, who had married a foreign woman in the time of Ezra (Ezra 10:42).

9. One of the priests who signed as a witness to the community commitments during the time of Nehemiah (Neh. 10:3[4]).

10. “The son of Amariah,” listed in Neh. 11:4 among those who inhabited Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah.

The name appears also on several seals (e.g., from Kiriath-jearim) and inscriptions such as the Gibeon jar handle inscription and others found at Kuntillet {Ajrud/µorvat Teman.

Isaac Kalimi

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AMARIAH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)