Bible Strands
Amariah
the name means Jah has said (i.e. promised) Strong's Lexicon
Amariah was a high priest during the reign of Jehoshaphat and an ancestor of Ezra the scribe.
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
Azariah
Children
Ahitub
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Chronicles 6:11.
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Verses that name Amariah
- 1 Chronicles 6:11 Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
- Ezra 7:3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,