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Amariah

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: A By: George A. Morrish

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1. Son of Meraioth of the tribe of Levi (1 Chron. 6:7,52⁷Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, (1 Chronicles 6:7)
⁵²Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, (1 Chronicles 6:52)).

2. Son of Azariah of the tribe of Levi (1 Chron. 6:11¹¹And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, (1 Chronicles 6:11); Ezra 7:3³The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, (Ezra 7:3)).

3. Son of Hebron, a descendant of Kohath (1 Chron. 23:19¹⁹Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. (1 Chronicles 23:19); 1 Chron. 24:23²³And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. (1 Chronicles 24:23)).

4. Chief priest in the time of Jehoshaphat king of Judah (2 Chron. 19:11¹¹And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good. (2 Chronicles 19:11)).

5. One of the Levites in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chron. 31:15¹⁵And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: (2 Chronicles 31:15)).

6. One who had married a strange wife (Ezra 10:42⁴²Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. (Ezra 10:42)).

7. Priest who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:3³Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, (Nehemiah 10:3)).

8. One whose descendants dwelt in Jerusalem after the return from exile (Neh. 11:4⁴And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez; (Nehemiah 11:4)).

9. Priest who had returned with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:2,13²Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, (Nehemiah 12:2)
¹³Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; (Nehemiah 12:13)).

10. An ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet (Zeph. 1:1¹The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. (Zephaniah 1:1)).

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