Bible Strands
Amariah
the name means Jah has said (i.e. promised) Strong's Lexicon
Amariah was an ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet, who prophesied during the reign of King Josiah of Judah.
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
Hezekiah
Children
Gedaliah
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Zephaniah 1:1.
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Verses that name Amariah
- Zephaniah 1:1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah: