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His name, which may mean "rebellious" or "bitter," is found in several passages that outline the lineage of the priests, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a pure and unbroken line of descent from Aaron, the brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel.<br><br><b>Genealogical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/1_chronicles/6-6.htm">1 Chronicles 6:6-7</a> :</b> Meraioth is listed in the genealogical records of the Levites, specifically within the lineage of the high priests. The passage states, "Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz, Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Johanan, Johanan was the father of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem), Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub, Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Shallum, Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, Hilkiah was the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak."<br><br>2. <b><a href="/ezra/7-3.htm">Ezra 7:3</a> :</b> In the book of Ezra, Meraioth is again mentioned in the priestly genealogy, which traces the ancestry of Ezra, a scribe and priest who played a significant role in the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon. The text reads, "the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth."<br><br><b>Priestly Lineage:</b><br><br>Meraioth's inclusion in these genealogies underscores the continuity and sanctity of the priestly line, which was crucial for the religious and social structure of ancient Israel. The priests were responsible for performing sacrifices, maintaining the temple, and teaching the Law to the people. As such, their lineage was meticulously recorded and preserved.<br><br><b>Historical Context:</b><br><br>The genealogies in which Meraioth appears serve not only as historical records but also as theological affirmations of God's faithfulness to His covenant with Israel. By ensuring that the priestly line remained intact, the Israelites demonstrated their commitment to upholding the divine ordinances given to them through Moses.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b><br><br>From a theological perspective, the mention of Meraioth and his descendants highlights the importance of heritage and tradition in the worship of Yahweh. The priests were seen as mediators between God and His people, and their genealogical purity was a reflection of the holiness required in their service.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b><br><br>While Meraioth himself is not a prominent figure in biblical narratives, his role in the genealogical records of the priestly line is significant. His mention in the Scriptures serves as a reminder of the enduring legacy of the Levitical priesthood and its central role in the spiritual life of Israel.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Meraioth</span><p>bitterness; rebellious; changing<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Meraioth</span><p>(<i>rebellious</i>). <ol> <li>A descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron and head of a priestly house. (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-61.htm">1 Chronicles 6:61</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/7-62.htm">7:62</a>) It is apparently another Meraioth who comes in between Zadok and Ahitub in the genealogy of Azariah. (<a href="/1_chronicles/9-11.htm">1 Chronicles 9:11</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/11-11.htm">Nehemiah 11:11</a>)</li> <li>The head of one of the houses of priests, which in the time of Joiakim the son of Jeshua was represented by helkai. (<a href="/nehemiah/12-15.htm">Nehemiah 12:15</a>)</li> </ol><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Rebellions. <p>(1.) Father of Amariah, a high priest of the line of Eleazar (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-6.htm">1 Chronicles 6:6</a>, 7, 52).<p>(2.) <a href="/nehemiah/12-15.htm">Nehemiah 12:15</a>, a priest who went to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. He is called Meremoth in <a href="/nehemiah/12-3.htm">Nehemiah 12:3</a>. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">MERAIOTH</span><p>me-ra'-yoth, me-ri'-oth (merayoth): The name varies much in the Greek.<br><br>(1) A Levite, a descendant of Aaron (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-6.htm">1 Chronicles 6:6</a> <a href="/ezra/7-3.htm">Ezra 7:3</a>), called "Memeroth" in 1 Esdras 8:2; and "Marimoth" in 2 Esdras 1:2.<br><br>(2) The son of Ahitub and father of Zadok (<a href="/1_chronicles/9-11.htm">1 Chronicles 9:11</a>).<br><br>(3) A priestly house of which, in the days of Joiakim, Helkai was head (<a href="/nehemiah/12-15.htm">Nehemiah 12:15</a>). In <a href="/nehemiah/12-3.htm">Nehemiah 12:3</a> the name is given as "Meremoth."<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4812.htm"><span class="l">4812. Merayoth -- descendant of Aaron, also a priestly family</span></a><br><b>...</b> descendant of Aaron, also a priestly family. Transliteration: Merayoth Phonetic<br> Spelling: (mer-aw-yohth') Short Definition: <b>Meraioth</b>. Word Origin pl. <b>...</b> <b>Meraioth</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4812.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_1_how_solomon_when.htm"><span class="l">How Solomon, when He had Received the Kingdom Took Off His</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the first that received it,]were these that follow: Bukki, the son of Abishua the<br> high priest; his son was Joatham; Joatham's son was <b>Meraioth</b>; <b>Meraioth's</b> son <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how solomon when.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/m/meraioth.htm"><span class="l"><b>Meraioth</b> (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>MERAIOTH</b>. me-ra'-yoth, me-ri'-oth (merayoth): The name<br> varies much in the Greek. <b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Meraioth</b> (7 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/meraioth.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/merai'oth.htm"><span class="l">Merai'oth (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Merai'oth. <b>Meraioth</b>, Merai'oth. Meran . <b>...</b> Merai'oth (7 Occurrences). 1 Chronicles<br> 6:6 and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot <b>Meraioth</b>; (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/merai'oth.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ahi'tub.htm"><span class="l">Ahi'tub (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Chronicles 6:7 <b>Meraioth</b> begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; (See RSV). <b>...</b> 1<br> Chronicles 6:52 <b>Meraioth</b> his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son; (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ahi'tub.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/amariah.htm"><span class="l">Amariah (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (1) A Levite in the line of Aaron-Eleazar; a son of <b>Meraioth</b> and grandfather<br> of Zadok (1 Chronicles 6:7, 52) who lived in David's time. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/amariah.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ahitub.htm"><span class="l">Ahitub (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Chronicles 6:7 <b>Meraioth</b> became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the<br> father of Ahitub, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ahitub.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/amari'ah.htm"><span class="l">Amari'ah (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Chronicles 6:7 <b>Meraioth</b> begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; (See RSV). <b>...</b> 1<br> Chronicles 6:52 <b>Meraioth</b> his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son; (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/amari'ah.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/meshul'lam.htm"><span class="l">Meshul'lam (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Chronicles 9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son<br> of Zadok, the son of <b>Meraioth</b>, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/meshul'lam.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/azari'ah.htm"><span class="l">Azari'ah (46 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Chronicles 9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son<br> of Zadok, the son of <b>Meraioth</b>, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/azari'ah.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm"><span class="l">Ezra (28 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Shallum, the son<br> of Ahitub, the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of <b>Meraioth</b>, the son <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/ezra.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/meshullam.htm"><span class="l">Meshullam (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Chronicles 9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son<br> of Zadok, the son of <b>Meraioth</b>, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/meshullam.htm - 18k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Meraioth (7 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-6.htm">1 Chronicles 6:6</a></span><br />and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of <span class="boldtext">Meraioth</span>,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-7.htm">1 Chronicles 6:7</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Meraioth</span> became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-52.htm">1 Chronicles 6:52</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Meraioth</span> his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-11.htm">1 Chronicles 9:11</a></span><br />and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of <span class="boldtext">Meraioth</span>, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/7-3.htm">Ezra 7:3</a></span><br />the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of <span class="boldtext">Meraioth</span>,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/11-11.htm">Nehemiah 11:11</a></span><br />Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of <span class="boldtext">Meraioth</span>, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/12-15.htm">Nehemiah 12:15</a></span><br />of Harim, Adna; of <span class="boldtext">Meraioth</span>, Helkai;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/m/meraioth.htm">Meraioth</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/m/meraioth--a_high_priest_of_the_line_of_eleazar.htm">Meraioth: A High Priest of the Line of Eleazar</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/m/meraioth--a_high_priest_of_the_line_of_eleazar--probably_identical_with_the_priest_of_same_name_in.htm">Meraioth: A High Priest of the Line of Eleazar: Probably Identical With the Priest of Same Name In</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/m/meraioth--a_priest_in_the_time_of_joiakim.htm">Meraioth: A Priest in the Time of Joiakim</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/meraioth.htm">Meraioth (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/meran.htm">Meran</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/m/meraiah--a_priest.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Meraiah: A Priest"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Meraiah: A Priest" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/m/merai'oth.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Merai'oth"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Merai'oth" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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