Amariah

Amariah (Hebrew: אֲמַרְיָה) means "promised by God" in Hebrew. It was commonly used as a name of priests in the History of ancient Israel and Judah. It appear several times in the Hebrew Bible:

1. One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar (1 Chronicles 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.
2. A Levite, son of Hebron, of the lineage of Moses (1 Chronicles 23:19; 24:23).
3. A "chief priest" who took an active part in the reformation under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 19:11); probably the same as mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:9.
4. An ancestor of Ezra (1 Chronicles 6:11; Ezra 7:3).
5. One of the high priests in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:15).
6. Great-grandfather of Zephaniah (Zephaniah 1:1).
7. Great-grandfather of Athaiah (Nehemiah 11:4).
8. One of the persons who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:3).
9. One of the persons who had taken 'strange wives' (Ezra 10:42).

High Priest

Patrilineal ancestry as per 1 Chronicles chapter 5

Patrilineal descent
Abraham Isaac Jacob Levi Kehath Amram Aaron Eleazar Phinehas Abishua Bukki Uzzi Zerahiah Meraioth Azariah Amariah Ahitub Zadok Ahimaaz Azariah Yohanan Azariah II

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Amariah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.