Bible Person

Azariah

Meaning: he that hears the Lord · Male · 3 cross references

This Azariah entry refers to a restoration-era priestly or signatory figure in Nehemiah's lists, not the priestly ancestor or the exile called Abed-nego. He belongs to the covenant-renewing leadership of post-exilic Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 7:7.1

AI summary: This Azariah matters because the cross references place the name within the public, covenantal, and liturgical life of the restored community. Though not individually dramatic, such figures are part of the leadership fabric through which worship and communal identity are rebuilt. Taken together, the material presents this Azariah as a restoration-era priestly figure within Jerusalem's renewed life.1

Central Figure

Azariah

Meaning: he that hears the Lord