People of the Bible › Azariah
Azariah עֲזַרְיָה
High Priest. Azariah was father of Seraiah, father of Ezra. His ancestors served as high priests (<ref="1Ch.6.13, 14; 9:11; Ezr.7.1">1Ch.6.13, 14; 9:11; Ezr.7.1</ref>).
Family
Where Azariah appears
1 Chronicles (3), Ezra (1)
Key verses
- 1 Chronicles 6:13 first mention — And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
- 1 Chronicles 6:14 — And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
- 1 Chronicles 9:11 — And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
- Ezra 7:1 — Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.