Azariah ( ‘Ǎzaryāh, "Yah has helped") is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including:

  • Azariah, the name that archangel Raphael uses as companion of Tobias in the Book of Tobit.
  • Azariah (guardian angel), the guardian angel of Maria Valtorta to whom one of her handwritten books is dedicated
  • Azariah (prophet), a prophet ()
  • Azariah (high priest) high priest of Israel ()
  • Azariah II, another high priest, in the reign of Uzziah ()
  • Eleazar ben Azariah, the Mishnaic sage
  • Abednego, the new name given to Azariah, who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel ()
  • Uzziah, King of Judah, also known as Azariah
  • Two "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part of Jehoiada'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

  • Azariah Flagg (1790–1873), New York politician
  • Azariah S. Partridge (1834–1901), Michigan state representative
  • Azariah Wart (1822–1900), New York assemblyman
  • Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (1874–1945), Anglican bishop of Dornakal, India

See also

  • Azahriah
  • Azaria (surname)
  • Azarian (surname)
  • Azaryan (surname)
  • Azarias (given name)
  • Ben Azariah (disambiguation)
  • Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children

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