Amariah
Amariah (ăm´ərī´ə), in the Bible. 1 High priest, son of Meraioth. Perhaps he is the same as 2 and 3.2 High priest, son of Azariah. Perhaps he is the same as 1,3, and 4.3 Ancestor of Ezra. Perhaps he is the same as 1 and 2.4 High priest under Jehoshaphat. Perhaps he is the same as 2.5 Levite. 6,7 Contemporaries of Ezra, perhaps the same person. 8 A priestly family. See Immer1 and Imri1.9 Ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah.
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