Amariah

A man, in the time of Exile and Return · named in 1 verse

the name means Jah has said (i.e. promised) Strong's Lexicon

Amariah, a descendant of Judah through Perez, was among those chosen to resettle in Jerusalem during Nehemiah's time.

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 Shephatiah

Children Zechariah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Nehemiah 11:4.

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Verses that name Amariah

Nehemiah 11:4 while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;