Azariah (High Priest)
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Azariah (
1 Kings 4:2, where he is called "son of Zadok", although he is elsewhere identified as the son of Ahimaaz.[1]
Although his name appears in the list of the Zadokite family (
Book of Chronicles, Azariah was believed to have been a priest who served at King Solomon's Temple.[2] Azariah (Azarias) does appear on the list of High Priests by Josephus.[3]
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See also
Footnotes and references
- 1 Chronicles 5:35
- ^ 1 Chronicles 6:10
- ^ Antiquities of the Jews 10:151-153.