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Meraioth ben Zerahiah 8th High Priest
- Preferred Name: Meraioth ben Zerahiah 8th High Priest[1] [2] [3] [4]
- Gender: M
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 8th High Priest
- Tribe Name: with note: Description: Tribe of Levi
- Occupation: Hohepriester
- Death: Y
- Clan Name: with note: Description: House of Aaron
- FSID: LDQ6-C7Y
- Birth: ABT 1230 BC in Canaan, Roman Empire at LATI: N1.8616 LONG: E5.1244 with note: Bible verses are not locations
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
1 Chronicles : Chapter 6
1 The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
5 And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
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Meraioth ben ZERAHIAH aka Maraioth (Merajoth) ha-KOHEN; High Priest
about 1530 BC – Deceased
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT4X-PRS
http://fabpedigree.com/s048/f870228.htm
https://www.geni.com/people/Meraioth-High-Priest/6000000000424697647
He’s not the Chief High Priest as found on these lists:
https://origin-science.org/high-priests-of-israel/
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The Kinship of Families 1321099 Item 2 and 10 by Archibald Fowler Bennett,
138 Generations from Adam to to Mary SL LDS FHL film #384994 Item #3, pg 22,
Adam to Christ SL DS FHL film #1059467 Item 1 Tab 14, I Chr 6: 6, 7, Inspired Version of Bible I Chr. 6: 6, 7
=== Born four centuries before parents? ===
Parentage likely incorrect.
=== https://fabpedigree.com/s048/f870228.htm ===
https://fabpedigree.com/s048/f870228.htm
=== Still Living. ===
Still Living.
=== !Kinship of Families by A.F. Bennett ===
!Kinship of Families by A.F. Bennett
Preferred Parents:
Father: Zerahiah ben Uzzi 7th High Priest, b. ABT 1245 BC d. 1165 BC in Jerusalem, Israel
Mother: Isha ha-Kohen,
Family 1: Meroioth bat Zerahiam, b. ABT 1223 BC
- Azaria ben Meraioth zera Levi 9th High Priest I,
Sources:
- Title: Geni.com Meraioth
Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/Meraioth-High-Priest/6000000000424697647;
- Title: King James version of Bible
Author: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures?lang=eng
Publication: Name: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures?lang=eng;
Page: Ezra 7:3 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
- Title: Hebrew Bible
Author: https://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/Hebrew_Index.htm
Publication: Name: https://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/Hebrew_Index.htm;
Note: http://mylanguages.org/hebrew_romanization.php
https://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/OTpdf/1ch3.pdf
Page: Ezra 7:3 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
- Title: PEDIGREE - Meraioth ben ZERAHIAH
Publication: Name: http://fabpedigree.com/s048/f870228.htm;
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