Bible Strands
Amariah
the name means Jah has said (i.e. promised) Strong's Lexicon
Amariah, son of Meraioth, was an ancestor of Zadok the priest and a descendant of Aaron through his son Eleazar.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
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.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Meraioth
Children
Ahitub
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Chronicles 6:7.
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Verses that name Amariah
- 1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
- 1 Chronicles 6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,