Bible Person
Meaning: bitterness; rebellious; changing · Male · 6 cross references
Meraioth is a priestly ancestor in the line of Eleazar and the father of Amariah. His significance lies in the preserved continuity of the high-priestly genealogy through temple history and exile memory. First appears in 1 Chr 6:6.1
AI summary: Meraioth matters because the cross references preserve him as one of the named links holding together Israel's priestly lineage across Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Though he is not a narrative actor, his place in the genealogy supports the legitimacy of later temple service and the continuity of priestly identity. Such names matter because worship leadership depends on remembered succession. Taken together, the material presents Meraioth as a priestly ancestor whose line helps underwrite sacred continuity.1
Central Figure
Meraioth
Meaning: bitterness; rebellious; changing
Father of Amariah, a high priest of the line of Eleazar (1 Chr.
Father of Amariah, a high priest of the line of Eleazar (1 Chr. 6:6, 7, 52). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.