Azariah ( ''‘Ǎzaryāh'', "
Yah has helped") is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including:
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Abednego
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ( Hebrew names Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah) are figures from the biblical Book of Daniel, primarily chapter 3. In the narrative, the three Hebrew men are thrown into a fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar II, King ...
, the new name given to Azariah who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel ()
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Azariah (guardian angel)
The ''Book of Azariah'' is a book by the Italian author and Roman Catholic mystic Maria Valtorta. It was written in 1946 and 1947 in Viareggio, Italy, where Valtorta was bedridden for several decades. The text is based on a series of "dictations" ...
, the name given
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of works by Raphael, His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of ...
as companion of
Tobias
Tobias is the transliteration of the Greek which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name he, טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, JahGod is good, label=none. With the biblical Book of Tobias being present in the Deuterocanon/Apocrypha of the Bible, To ...
in the
Book of Tobit
The Book of Tobit () ''Tōbith'' or ''Tōbit'' ( and spellings are also attested) itself from he, טובי ''Tovi'' "my good"; Book of Tobias in the Vulgate from the Greek ''Tōbias'', itself from the Hebrew ''Tovyah'' " Yah is good", also k ...
.
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Azariah 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 ( ...
, the guardian angel of
Maria Valtorta
Maria Valtorta (14 March 1897 – 12 October 1961) was a Roman Catholic Italian writer and poet. She was a Franciscan tertiary and a lay member of the Servants of Mary who reported reputed personal conversations with, and dictations from, ...
to whom one of her handwritten books is dedicated
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Azariah (prophet)
Azariah ( , " Yah has helped") was a prophet described in 2 Chronicles 15.
Biblical narrative
The Spirit of God is described as coming upon him (verse 1), and he goes to meet King Asa of Judah to exhort him to carry out a work of reform. In ...
, a prophet ()
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Azariah (high priest) high priest of Israel
High Priest ( he, כהן גדול, translit=Kohen Gadol or ; ) was the title of the chief religious official of Judaism from the early post- Exilic times until the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 CE. Previously ...
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Azariah II
Azariah ( ''‘Ǎzaryāh'', "Yah has helped") was a high priest mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (2 Chronicles
The Book of Chronicles ( he, דִּבְרֵי־הַיָּמִים ) is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Chronicles ...
, another high priest, in the reign of
Uzziah
Uzziah (; he, עֻזִּיָּהוּ ''‘Uzzīyyāhū'', meaning "my strength is Yah"; el, Ὀζίας; la, Ozias), also known as Azariah (; he, עֲזַרְיָה ''‘Azaryā''; el, Αζαρίας; la, Azarias), was the tenth king of t ...
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Eleazar ben Azariah
Eleazar ben Azariah ( he, אלעזר בן עזריה) was a 1st-century CE Jewish tanna, i.e. Mishnaic sage. He was of the second generation and a junior contemporary of Gamaliel II, Eliezer b. Hyrcanus, Joshua b. Hananiah, and Akiva.
Bio ...
, the
Mishnaic
The Mishnah or the Mishna (; he, מִשְׁנָה, "study by repetition", from the verb ''shanah'' , or "to study and review", also "secondary") is the first major written collection of the Jewish oral traditions which is known as the Oral Torah ...
sage
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Uzziah
Uzziah (; he, עֻזִּיָּהוּ ''‘Uzzīyyāhū'', meaning "my strength is Yah"; el, Ὀζίας; la, Ozias), also known as Azariah (; he, עֲזַרְיָה ''‘Azaryā''; el, Αζαρίας; la, Azarias), was the tenth king of t ...
, King of Judah, also known as Azariah
*Two "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part of
Jehoiada
Jehoiada ( ''Yəhōyāḏā‘'', "Yahweh knows") in the Hebrew Bible, was a prominent priest in the kingdom of Judah during the reigns of Ahaziah (reigned c. 842 - 841 BCE), Athaliah (reigned c. 841–835 BCE), and Joash (reigned c. 836–796 B ...
'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
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Azariah Flagg
Azariah Cutting Flagg (November 28, 1790 – November 24, 1873) was an American newspaper printer and editor, and politician.
Early life
Azariah Flagg was the second son of Ebenezer Flagg (1756–1828) and Elizabeth Cutting Flagg (d. 1838). ...
(1790–1873), New York politician
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Azariah S. Partridge (1834–1901), Michigan state representative
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Azariah Wart
Azariah Wart (March 4, 1822 – June 16, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on March 4, 1822, in that part of Orwell, which was separated in 1828 as the Town of Boylston, in Oswego County, New York. He ...
(1822–1900), New York assemblyman
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Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah
Bishop Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (17 August 1874 – 1 January 1945) (also transliterated as Vedanayakam Samuel Azariah) was an Indian evangelist and the first Indian bishop in the churches of the Anglican Communion, serving as the first bishop ...
(1874–1945), Anglican bishop of Dornakal, India
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Azaria (disambiguation) Azaria may refer to:
* Azaria, a moshav in central Israel
* Hank Azaria, American actor, voice actor, comedian and producer
* Nati Azaria, Israeli footballer
* Aviv Azaria, Israeli footballer
* Elor Azaria, Israeli soldier
* Rachel Azaria, Isra ...
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Azarian (surname)
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Azaryan (surname)
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Azarias (given name)
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Ben Azariah (disambiguation)
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