Topic
Meraioth
11 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Nehemiah 12:15Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A priest in the time of Joiakim
Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
- 1 Chronicles 6:6Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. A high priest of the line of Eleazar
And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
- 1 Chronicles 9:11Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A high priest of the line of Eleazar — Probably identical with the priest of same name in
And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
- 1 Chronicles 6:7Easton · Nave 1. A high priest of the line of Eleazar
Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
- 1 Chronicles 6:52Easton · Nave 1. A high priest of the line of Eleazar
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
- Ezra 7:3ISBE · Nave 1. A high priest of the line of Eleazar
The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
- Nehemiah 11:11Smith · Nave 1. A high priest of the line of Eleazar — Probably identical with the priest of same name in
Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
- Nehemiah 12:3Easton · ISBE
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
- 1 Chronicles 6:61Smith
And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
- 1 Esdras 8:2ISBE
The son of Sadduc, the son of Achitob, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezias, the son of Meremoth, the son of Zaraias, the son of Savias, the son of Boccas, the son of Abisum, the son of Phinees, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest.
- 2 Esdras 1:2ISBE
The son of Achias, the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, the son of Amarias, the son of Aziei, the son of Marimoth, the son of Arna, the son of Ozias, the son of Borith, the son of Abisei, the son of Phinees, the son of Eleazar,
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
Rebellions. (1.) Father of Amariah, a high priest of the line of Eleazar (1 Chr. 6:6, 7, 52).
(2.) Neh. 12:15, a priest who went to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. He is called Meremoth in Neh. 12:3.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
- A descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron and head of a priestly house. (1 Chronicles 6:61; 7:62) It is apparently another Meraioth who comes in between Zadok and Ahitub in the genealogy of Azariah. (1 Chronicles 9:11; Nehemiah 11:11)
- The head of one of the houses of priests, which in the time of Joiakim the son of Jeshua was represented by helkai. (Nehemiah 12:15)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 7 references
me-ra'-yoth, me-ri'-oth (merayoth): The name varies much in the Greek.
(1) A Levite, a descendant of Aaron (1Ch 6:6 f; Ezr 7:3), called "Memeroth" in 1 Esdras 8:2; and "Marimoth" in 2 Esdras 1:2.
(2) The son of Ahitub and father of Zadok (1Ch 9:11).
(3) A priestly house of which, in the days of Joiakim, Helkai was head (Ne 12:15). In Ne 12:3 the name is given as "Meremoth."
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.