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Seraiah ben Azariah ha-Kohen 29th
- Preferred Name: Seraiah ben Azariah ha-Kohen 29th[1] [2] [3] [4]
- Gender: M
- Religion: Last High Priest of Judea
- Birth: ABT 653 BC in Jerusalem, Judea at LATI: N1.7804 LONG: E5.2177 with note: GEDCOM data
Making certain he did not age backwards
- FSID: LJ5M-6TK
- Death: 584 BC in Riblah, Judah, Israel at LATI: N4.4333 LONG: E6.55 with note: GEDCOM data
- Religion: Levite
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Seraiah ben AZARIAH, De Kohen
1 Chronicles 5:40. He was the last High Priest of the First Temple in Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 18:16.
The Seraiah Assumption is drawn from the genealogy given in Ezra 7:1–2, 6:
"Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, there went up Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub … This Ezra went up from Babylon."
This verse is the proof text for claiming that Ezra was a son of the last high priest before the exile, Seraiah.
“Seraiah the last high priest of Solomon’s temple was killed in the 19th year of Nebuchadnezzar (roughly 584 BC). He had at least two sons: Jehozadak and Ezra (priest and scribe)”.
2 Kings 25:18, 20–21 (cf. also Jer 52:24–27):
Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple… Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath…
The genealogy of this Seraiah is first given in 1 Chronicles 6:14–15:
"Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak; and Jehozadak went along when the LORD carried Judah and Jerusalem away into exile by Nebuchadnezzar."
56th High Priest Hananeel Ananelus Arianflus
Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 15.11-15.38 (lexundria.com)
22He also did other things, in order to secure his government, which yet occasioned a sedition in his own family; for being cautio
High Priest's Matthias, Joseph 24Dec1BC, Joazar
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=== Still Living. ===
Still Living.
=== (Adam's gg son 38) 1 Chr. 6:14-15; 2 Kgs ===
(Adam's gg son 38) 1 Chr. 6:14-15; 2 Kgs. 25:18*High Priest
Preferred Parents:
Father: Azariah ben Hilkiah 28th IV, b. 668 BC in Libnah and Anathoth, Judea d. in Jerusalem, Judea, Israel
Mother: Mrs. Azariah Iv ,
Family 1: A ,
- Jehozadak ben Seraiah ha-Kohen, b. ABT 638 BC in Judea, Roman Empire d. in Babylon, Turkey
- Jachin ben Sarias ha-Kohen, b. in Israel d. in Israel
Sources:
- 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 7:1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
- Title: Geni.com - Seraiah, Last High Priest of Judea
Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/Seraiah-Last-High-Priest-of-Judea/6000000000424697585;
- 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
- Title: PEDIGREE - Seraiah ben AZARIAH 28th High Priest; also known as Seriah, Saraias, Sareas, Sarias ben AZARIAS ha-KOHEN
Publication: Name: http://fabpedigree.com/s036/f488399.htm;
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