Azariah

Azariah (עֲזַרְיָה ‘Ǎzaryāh, "Yah has helped") is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including:


 * Abednego, the new name given to Azariah who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel
 * Azariah (guardian angel), the name given Raphael as companion of Tobias in the Book of Tobit.
 * Azariah, the guardian angel of Maria Valtorta to whom one of her handwritten books is dedicated
 * Azariah (prophet), a prophet
 * Azariah (high priest) high priest of Israel
 * Azariah II, another high priest, in the reign of Uzziah
 * Eleazar ben Azariah, the Mishnaic sage
 * Uzziah, King of Judah, also known as Azariah
 * Two "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part of Jehoiada's campaign to restore the kingship to Joash in 2 Chronicles 23: Azariah, son of Jeroham and Azariah son of Obed.

Other people named Azariah

 * Azariah Flagg (1790–1873), New York politician
 * Azariah S. Partridge (1834–1901), Michigan state representative
 * Azariah Wart (1822–1900), New York assemblyman
 * Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (1874–1945), Anglican bishop of Dornakal, India