Amariah
AMARIAH
1. Son of Meraioth, a descendant of Aaron in the line of Eleazar. He was the father of Ahitub, (See AHITUB 2.) and grandfather of Zadok, in whose person the high priesthood was restored to that line, 1Ch 6:7 2. High priest at a later period, a son of Azariah, and father of another Ahitub, 1Ch 6:11 . In like manner, in the same list there are three persons named Azariah.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Amariah
(Hebrew Amaryah’, , said [i.e. promised] by Jehovah, q. d. Theophrastus; also in the paragogic form Amarya’hu, , 1Ch 24:23; 2Ch 19:11; 2Ch 31:15), the name of several men.
1. (Sept. , .) A person mentioned in 1Ch 6:7; 1Ch 6:52, in the list of the descendants of Aaron by his eldest son Eleazar, as the son of Meraioth and the father of Ahitub, which last was (not the grandson and successor of Eli of the same name, but) the father of that Zadok in whose person Saul restored the high-priesthood to the line of Eleazar. The years during which the younger line of Ithamar enjoyed the pontificate in the persons of Eli, Ahitub, and Abimelech (who was slain by King Saul at Nob) were doubtless more than sufficient to cover the time of this Amariah and his son Ahitub (q.v.), if they were contemporary, and it has, therefore, been thought that they never were high-priests in fact, although their names are given to carry on the direct line of succession to Zadok. But it is more probable that Amariah was the last of the high-priests of Eleazar’s line prior to its transfer (for some unknown reason) to the house of Ithamar in the person of Eli (q.v.), and that the Ahitub whose son Zadok was the first to regain the lost succession was a more distant descendant in private life, the intermediate names in the genealogy being omitted. SEE HIGH-PRIEST. B.C. ante 1125. Josephus (Ant. 8, 1, 3) calls him Arophceus (), and says he lived in private, the pontificate being at the time in the family of Ithamar.
2. (Sept. , .) A Levite, second son of Hebron and grandson of Kohath of the lineage of Moses (1Ch 23:19; 1Ch 24:23). B.C. 1014.
3. A chief-priest” active in the political reformation instituted by Jehoshaphat (2Ch 19:11); perhaps identical with the high-priest that appears to have intervened between Azariah and Johanan (1Ch 6:9). See HIGH-PRIEST. B.C. 895. Josephus (Ant. 9, 1, 1) calls him “Amasias the priest” ( ); and says that he (as well as Zebadiah) was of the tribe of Judah, a statement probably due to the inaccuracy of the text (, both,” being evidently spurious or corrupt, see Hudson, in loc.). In the list of Josephus (Ant. 10, 8, 6) his name does not appear. 4. (Sept. , but v. r. in Ezra.) A high-priest at a somewhat later date, the son of another Azariah (q.v.), and also father of a different Ahitub (1Ch 6:11; Ezr 7:3), or rather, perhaps, of Urijah (2Ki 16:10). SEE HIGH-PRIEST. B.C. prob. ante 740. Josephus (Ant. 10, 8, 6) appears to call him Jotham (), as also the Jewish chronicle Seder Olam.
5. (Sept. v. r. .) One of the Levites appointed by Hezekiah to superintend the distribution of the temple dues among the sacerdotal cities (2Ch 31:15). B.C. 726.
6. (Sept. v. r. and .) The son of Hizkiah and father of Gedaliah, which last was grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah (Zep 1:1). B.C. long ante 640.
7. (Sept. .) The son of Shephatiah and father of Zechariah, which last was grandfather of Athaiah, the Judahite descendant of Pharez, resident at Jerusalem after the exile (Neh 11:4). B.C. long ante 536.
8. (Sept. .) One of the priests who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Neh 10:3), B.C. 536, and afterward (in extreme age, if the same) sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh 12:2), B.C. cir. 410. He appears to have been identical with the chief-priest the father of Jehohanan (Neh 12:13).
9. (Sept. v. r. .) One of the Israelite sons” of Bani, who divorced the Gentile wife whom he had married after the return from Babylon (Ezr 10:42). B.C. 459.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Amariah
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.
(2.) A Levite, son of Hebron, of the lineage of Moses (1 Chr. 23:19; 24:23).
(3.) A “chief priest” who took an active part in the reformation under Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 19:11); probably the same as mentioned in 1 Chr. 6:9.
(4.) 1 Chr. 6:11; Ezra 7:3. (5.) One of the high priests in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 31:15). (6.) Zeph. 1:1. (7.) Neh. 11:4. (8.) Neh. 10:3. (9.) Ezra 10:42.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Amariah
1. 1Ch 6:7; 1Ch 6:52.
2. High priest under Jehoshaphat, son of Azariah (1Ch 6:11; 2Ch 19:11), a seconder of that good king “in all matters of the Lord.”
3. 1Ch 23:19.
4. Head of one of the 24 courses of priests which bore his name under David, Hezekiah, and Nehemiah (1Ch 24:14 Nehemiah or Immer; 2Ch 31:15; Neh 10:3; Neh 12:2; Neh 12:13).
5. Neh 11:4; Ezr 10:42.
6. Zep 1:1.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Amariah
AMARIAH (J [Note: Jahweh.] said or promised).1. Zep 1:1, great-grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah, and son of a Hezekiah who may be the king. This is the only instance of the name that is certainly pre-exilic. 2. 1Ch 6:7; 1Ch 6:52, grandfather of Zadok the priest. 3. 1Ch 23:19; 1Ch 24:23, a Levite in Davids time. 4. 1Ch 6:11, Ezr 7:3 (Amarias, 1Es 8:2, 2Es 1:2), son of Azariah, who is said to have ministered in Solomons temple. The lists in which 2 and 4 occur are very uncertain, and the name may refer to the same person in both. 5. 2Ch 19:11, a high priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat. 6. 2Ch 31:16, a Levite, a gate-porter, in Hezekiahs time. 7. Neh 12:2; Neh 12:18; Neh 10:3, a priestly clan which returned to Jerusalem, and sealed the covenant under Nehemiah (probably the same as Immer, 1Ch 24:14, Ezr 2:37; Ezr 10:20, Neh 7:40 [Meruth, 1Es 5:24]). 8. Ezr 10:42, a Judahite, one of the sons of Bani (Ezr 10:34, cf. 1Ch 9:4) who had taken strange wives. 9. Neh 11:4, a Judahite who offered to dwell in Jerusalem. 10. Neh 12:12, where Meraiah is probably a corruption of Amariah (which is found in Syr. and Luc.).
A. H. MNeile.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Amariah
am-a-ra (, ‘amaryah and , ‘amaryahu, the Lord has said; compare HPN, 180, 285). (1) A Levite in the line of Aaron-Eleazar; a son of Meraioth and grandfather of Zadok (1Ch 6:7, 1Ch 6:52) who lived in David’s time. Compare Zadok (2Sa 15:27, etc.) also Ant, VIII, i, 3 and X, viii, 6. (2) A Levite in the line of Kohath-Hebron referred to in 1Ch 23:19 and 1Ch 24:23 at the time when David divided the Levites into courses. (3) A Levite in the line of Aaron-Eleazar; a son of Azariah who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built (1Ch 6:10 f). Compare Ezr 7:3 where in the abbreviated list this Amariah is mentioned as an ancestor of Ezra. See AMARIAS (1 Esdras 8:2; 2 Esdras 1:2) and number (4) of this article (4) Chief priest and judge in all matters of Yahweh appointed by Jehoshaphat (2Ch 19:11). Possibly identical with Amariah, number (3). (5) A descendant of Judah in the line of Perez and an ancestor of Ataiah who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (Neh 11:4). Compare Imri (1Ch 9:4) and number (7) of this article, which Amariah seems to be of the same family, (6) A Levite and an assistant of Kore who was appointed by Hezekiah to distributed the oblations of Yahweh to their brethren (2Ch 31:15). (7) A son of Bani who had married a foreign woman (Ezr 10:42). See number (5) of this article (8) A priest who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant (Neh 10:3); he had returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel (Neh 12:2) and was the father of Jehohanan (compare Hanani, Ezr 10:20), priest at the time of Joiakim (Neh 12:13). Compare Immer (Ezr 2:37; Ezr 10:20; Neh 7:40) and also Emmeruth (the King James Version Meruth, 1 Esdras 5:24). (9) An ancestor of Zephaniah, the prophet (Zep 1:1).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Amariah
Amariah, 1
Amariah (whom Jehovah said, i.e. promised, equivalent to the Greek name Theophrastus), mentioned in 1Ch 6:7, in the list of the descendants of Aaron by his eldest son Eleazer. He was the son of Meraioth and the father of Ahitub, who was (not the grandson and successor of Eli of the same name, but) the father of that Zadok in whose person Saul restored the high-priesthood to the line of Eleazer. The years during which the younger line of Ithamar enjoyed the pontificate in the persons of Eli, Ahitub, and Abimelech (who was slain by king Saul at Nob) doubtless more than cover the time of Amariah and his son Ahitub; and it is therefore sufficiently certain that they never were high-priests in fact, although their names are given to carry on the direct line of succession to Zadok.
Amariah, 2
Amariah, high-priest at a later period, the son of Azariah, and also father of a second Ahitub (1Ch 6:11). In like manner, in the same list, there are three high-priests bearing the name of Azariah.
Amariah, 3
Amariah, great-grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah (Zep 1:1).
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Amariah
[Amari’ah]
1. Son of Meraioth of the tribe of Levi. 1Ch 6:7; 1Ch 6:52.
2. Son of Azariah of the tribe of Levi. 1Ch 6:11 ; Ezr 7:3.
3. Son of Hebron, a descendant of Kohath. 1Ch 23:19; 1Ch 24:23.
4. Chief priest in the time of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. 2Ch 19:11.
5. One of the Levites in the time of Hezekiah. 2Ch 31:15.
6. One who had married a strange wife. Ezr 10:42.
7. Priest who sealed the covenant. Neh 10:3.
8. One whose descendants dwelt in Jerusalem after the return from exile. Neh 11:4.
9. Priest who had returned with Zerubbabel. Neh 12:2; Neh 12:13.
10. An ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet. Zep 1:1.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Amariah
H568
1. Two Levites
1Ch 6:7; 1Ch 6:52; 1Ch 23:19; 1Ch 24:23
2. Chief priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat
2Ch 19:11
3. A high priest, father of Ahitub
1Ch 6:11; Ezr 7:3
4. A Levite, who assisted in distributing temple gifts
2Ch 31:15-19
5. Son of Hizkiah
Zep 1:1
6. Father of Zechariah
Neh 11:4
7. A priest, returned from exile
– General references
Neh 10:3; Neh 12:2
– Probably identical with one mentioned in Nehemia 12:13
Neh 12:13
8. A returned exile. Divorces his idolatrous wife
Ezr 10:42
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Amariah
Amari’ah. (the Lord says, that is, promises).
1. Father of Ahitub, according to 1Ch 6:7; 1Ch 6:52 and son of Meraioth, in the line of the high priests.
2. The high priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat. 2Ch 19:11. He was the son of Azariah.
3. The head of a Levitical house of the Kohathites. 1Ch 23:13; 1Ch 24:23
4. The head of one of the twenty-four courses of priest. 2Ch 31:15; Neh 10:3; Neh 12:2; Neh 12:13.
5. One of the sons of Bani , in the time of Ezra. Ezr 10:42
6. A priest who returned with Zerubbabel. Neh 10:3; Neh 12:2; Neh 12:13
7. A descendant of Pharez. Neh 11:4
8. An ancestor of Zephaniah, the prophet. Zep 1:1.