Azariah Explained

Azariah (‘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 (1:6-7 NIV)
• 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 (15:1-8 NIV)
• Azariah (high priest) high priest of Israel (Kings 4:2)
• Azariah II, another high priest, in the reign of Uzziah (26:17-20 NIV)
• 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.^[1]

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

See also

• Azaria (surname)
• Azarian (surname)
• Azaryan (surname)
• Azarias (given name)
• Ben Azariah (disambiguation)
• Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children

Notes and References

1. Chronicles 23:1