Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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- Meraioth Person
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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 .
- Ahitub Person
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Brother of goodness = good. (1. ) The son of Phinehas. On the death of his grandfather Eli he succeeded to the office of high priest, and was himself succeeded by his son Ahijah ( 1 Sam. 14:3 ; 22:9 , 11, 12, 20).
- Amariah Person
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Said by Jehovah. (1. ) One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar ( 1 Chr. 6:7 , 52). He was probably the last of the high priests of Eleazar’s line prior to the transfer of that office to Eli, of the line of Ithamar.