Bible Person

Amariah

Meaning: the Lord says; the integrity of the Lord · Male · 3 cross references

This Amariah entry refers to a restoration-era priestly or signatory figure in Nehemiah's lists, not the many other priests and officials with the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the covenant-renewing leadership of the restored community. First appears in Neh 10:3.1

AI summary: This Amariah matters because the cross references place the name among those structuring priestly service and public covenant identity after exile. Though not individually dramatic, such figures are essential to the restored community's continuity and ordered worship. Taken together, the material presents this Amariah as a restoration-era priestly figure within Jerusalem's renewed communal life.1

Central Figure

Amariah

Meaning: the Lord says; the integrity of the Lord

Neh.