Amariah

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  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.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Amariah, the Lord says; the integrity of the Lord