Azariah
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Azariah ( ‘Ǎzaryāh, "Yah has helped") is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including:
- Abednego, the new name given to Azariah, who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel ()
- Azariah (guardian angel), the name given Raphael as companion of Tobias in the Book of Tobit.
- Azariah, the guardian angel of Maria Valtorta to whom one of her handwritten books is dedicated
- Azariah (prophet), a prophet ()
- Azariah (high priest) high priest of Israel ()
- Azariah II, another high priest, in the reign of Uzziah ()
- Eleazar ben Azariah, the Mishnaic sage
- Uzziah, King of Judah, also known as Azariah
- Two "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part of Jehoiada's campaign to restore the kingship to Joash in 2 Chronicles 23: Azariah, son of Jeroham and Azariah son of Obed.
Other people named Azariah
- Azariah Flagg (1790–1873), New York politician
- Azariah S. Partridge (1834–1901), Michigan state representative
- Azariah Wart (1822–1900), New York assemblyman
- Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (1874–1945), Anglican bishop of Dornakal, India
References
References
- (2006). "A Dictionary of First Names". [[Oxford University Press]].
- {{bibleverse. 2. Chronicles. 23:1. NRSV
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