Meraioth, son of Zerahiah
The name Meraioth means “bitterness; rebellious; changing.” Meraioth is mentioned in 6 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 6:6.
Family of Meraioth
Who was Meraioth?
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.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Meraioth
- 1 Chronicles 6:6
And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
- 1 Chronicles 6:7
Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
- 1 Chronicles 6:52
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
- 1 Chronicles 9:11
And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
- Ezra 7:3
The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
- Nehemiah 11:11
Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.