Person
Meraioth
Mentioned in 6 verses across 3 books, first in 1 Chronicles 6:6. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 6 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 6:6
Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,
- 1 Chronicles 6:7
Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
- 1 Chronicles 6:52
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
- 1 Chronicles 9:11
Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;
Ezra
- Ezra 7:3
the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 11:11
Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God;
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
Father of Amariah, a high priest of the line of Eleazar (1 Chr. 6:6, 7, 52).