Amariah

Amariah ăm˝ərī´ə [key], in the Bible. 1High priest, son of Meraioth. Perhaps he is the same as 2and 3. 2High priest, son of Azariah. Perhaps he is the same as 1, 3,and 4. 3Ancestor of Ezra. Perhaps he is the same as 1and 2. 4High priest under Jehoshaphat. Perhaps he is the same as 2. 5Levite. 6, 7Contemporaries of Ezra, perhaps the same person. 8A priestly family. SeeImmer 1andImri 1. 9Ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah.

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