Amariah

Amariah (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:


 * 1) One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar . 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.
 * 3) A "chief priest" who took an active part in the reformation under Jehoshaphat ; probably the same as mentioned in.
 * 4) An ancestor of Ezra.
 * 5) One of the high priests in the time of Hezekiah.
 * 6) Great-grandfather of Zephaniah (Zephaniah 1:1).
 * 7) Great-grandfather of Athaiah.
 * 8) One of the persons who sealed the covenant.
 * 9) One of the persons who had taken 'strange wives'.

High Priest
Patrilineal ancestry as per 1 Chronicles chapter 5