Bible Person

Azariah

Meaning: he that hears the Lord · Male · 4 cross references

This Azariah entry refers to the priestly ancestor in the line that leads to Seraiah, not Azariah/Abed-nego or the many kings and priests of that name elsewhere. He belongs to the genealogical continuity of temple leadership. First appears in 1 Chr 6:13.1

AI summary: This Azariah matters because the cross references preserve him within the priestly succession that stretches across Chronicles and Ezra. Though he is not a narrative actor, his place in the line helps secure the remembered legitimacy of later temple leaders. Such figures matter because restored worship depends on continuity as well as zeal. Taken together, the material presents this Azariah as a priestly ancestor in the preserved line of temple service.1