Azariah
Azariah (Hebrew: עֲזַרְיָה ‘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 (Daniel 1:6-7)
- Azariah (guardian angel), the subject of the "Book of Azariah" by Maria Valtorta; the name given Raphael as companion of Tobias in the book of Tobit
- Azariah (prophet), a prophet (2 Chronicles 15:1-8)
- Azariah (high priest) high priest of Israel (1 Kings 4:2)
- Azariah II, another high priest, in the reign of Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:17-20)
- Eleazar ben Azariah, the Mishnaic sage
- Uzziah, King of Judah, also known as Azariah
Other people named Azariah
- Azariah Flagg (1790–1873), New York politician
- Azariah Wart (1822–1900), New York assemblyman
- Elor Azaria, Israeli soldier
- Hank Azaria, American voice actor
- Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (1874–1945), Anglican bishop of Dornakal, India
See also
- Azaria, a moshav in central Israel
- Death of Azaria Chamberlain, in Australia 1980
- Azria
- Ben Azariah
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