This document is about Amariah (son_of_Azariah). For other homonyms, please refer to the Amariah document. He was a descendant of Levi, a descendant of Phinehas (son of Eleazar), a descendant of Zadok (priest in David's time), and an ancestor of Ezra (scholar).
1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.1 Chronicles 6:2The children of Amram: Aaron), Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.1 Chronicles 6:3Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,1 Chronicles 6:4Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi.1 Chronicles 6:5Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.1 Chronicles 6:6Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.1 Chronicles 6:7Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.1 Chronicles 6:8Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.1 Chronicles 6:9Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.1 Chronicles 6:10Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.1 Chronicles 6:11Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum.1 Chronicles 6:12Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.1 Chronicles 6:13Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.
Ezra 7:1the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,Ezra 7:2the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,Ezra 7:3the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,Ezra 7:4the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—Ezra 7:5this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to Yahweh his God’s hand on him.