People of the Bible › Azariah
Azariah עֲזַרְיָה
High Priest. Azariah, the descendant of Zadok, was a priest before the reign of King Solomon (<ref="1Ki.4.2; 1Ch.6.9">1Ki.4.2; 1Ch.6.9</ref>).
Family
| Father | Johanan |
|---|---|
| Children | Amariah |
Where Azariah appears
1 Chronicles (2), Ezra (1)
Key verses
- 1 Chronicles 6:10 first mention — And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
- 1 Chronicles 6:11 — And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
- Ezra 7:3 — The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
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.