Bible Strands
Meraioth
the name means rebellious Strong's Lexicon
Meraioth, a priest in the lineage of Eleazar, mentioned in genealogies.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Rebellions. (1.) Father of Amariah, a high priest of the line of Eleazar (1 Chr. 6:6, 7, 52).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Zerahiah
Children
Amariah
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Chronicles 6:6.
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Verses that name Meraioth
- 1 Chronicles 6:6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,
- 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,
- 1 Chronicles 9:11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;
- Ezra 7:3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
- Nehemiah 11:11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God;