Amariah (Hebrew: אֲמַרְיָה) means "promised by God" in Hebrew. It was commonly used as a name of priests in the History of ancient Israel and Judah. It appear several times in the Hebrew Bible:
Patrilineal ancestry as per 1 Chronicles chapter 5
Patrilineal descent |
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Amariah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.