Amariah Explained

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:

1. One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar (6:7 9,6:52 9). 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 (23:19 9; 9).
3. A "chief priest" who took an active part in the reformation under Jehoshaphat (19:11 9); probably the same as mentioned in 6:9 9.
4. An ancestor of Ezra (6:11 9; 7:3 9).
5. One of the high priests in the time of Hezekiah (31:15 9).
6. Great-grandfather of Zephaniah .
7. Great-grandfather of Athaiah (11:4 9).
8. One of the persons who sealed the covenant (10:3 9).
9. One of the persons who had taken 'strange wives' (10:42 9).

High Priest

Patrilineal ancestry as per 1 Chronicles chapter 5