A priest in the lineage of Eleazar.
Meraioth
Named in 6 verses across 3 books, first in 1 Chronicles 6:6.
מְרָיוֹתMeraioth
The name means “bitterness; rebellious; changing.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Meraioth Written by AI
Meraioth was a priest in the lineage of Eleazar, the son of Aaron (1 Chronicles 6:6). He is mentioned in the genealogies of the priests and Levites in the books of Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. In the genealogy of Ezra, a descendant of Meraioth, he is listed as an ancestor of Ezra the scribe (Ezra 7:3). Meraioth is also mentioned in the list of priests who resided in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (1 Chronicles 9:11; Nehemiah 11:11).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
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.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 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 7:3
the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
- 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;
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.