Smith Bible Dictionary
(the Lord says , i.e. promises ). - Father of Ahitub according to (1 Chronicles 6:7,52 ) and son of Meraioth, in the line of the high priests.
- The high priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 19:11 ) He was the son of Azariah.
- The head of a Levitical house of the Kohathites. (1 Chronicles 23:13 ; 24:23 )
- The head of one of the twenty-four courses of priest. (2 Chronicles 31:15 ; Nehemiah 10:3 ; 12:2,13 )
- One of the sons of Bani in the time of Ezra. (Ezra 10:42 )
- A priest who returned with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 10:3 ; 12:2,13 )
- A descendant of Pharez. (Nehemiah 11:4 )
- An ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet. (Zephaniah 1:1 )
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Bibliography Information Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Amari'ah'. Smith Bible Dictionary. http://www.studylight.org/dic/sbd/view.cgi?n=251. 1901.
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