Azari´ah (whom Jehovah aids), a very common name among the Hebrews, and hence borne by a considerable number of persons mentioned in Scripture.
1. Azariah, a high-priest (1 Chronicles 6:9), perhaps the same with Amariah, who lived under Jehoshaphat king of Judah (2 Chronicles 19:11), about B.C. 896.
2. Azariah, son of Johanan, a high-priest (1 Chronicles 6:10), whom some suppose the same as Zechariah, son of Jehoiada, who was killed B.C. 840 (2 Chronicles 24:20-22).
3. Azariah, the high-priest who opposed king Uzziah in offering incense to Jehovah (2 Chronicles 26:17).
4. Azariah, a high-priest in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:10).
5. Azariah, the father of Seraiah, who was the last high-priest before the Captivity (1 Chronicles 6:14).
6. Azariah, son of the high-priest Zadok; but it is uncertain if he succeeded his father (1 Kings 4:2).
7. Azariah, captain of King Solomon's guards (1 Kings 4:5).
8. Azariah, otherwise called Uzziah, king of Judah [UZZIAH].
9. Azariah, a prophet who met king Asa on his return from a great victory over the Cushite king Zerah (2 Chronicles 23:1) [ASA].
10. Azariah, a person to whom the high-priest Jehoiada made known the secret of the existence of the young prince Joash, and who assisted in placing him on the throne (2 Chronicles 15:1).
11. Azariah, one of the two sons of king Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 21:2).
12. Azariah, one of the 'proud men' who rebuked Jeremiah for advising the people that remained in Palestine, after the expatriation to Babylon, not to retire into Egypt; and who took the prophet himself and Baruch along with them to that country (Jeremiah 43:2-7).
13. Azariah, the Chaldean name of Abednego, one of Daniel's three friends who were cast into the fiery furnace (Daniel 1:7; Daniel 1:19).
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From these hardships he was rescued by friends who became aware of his mental abilities and encouraged him to write topical articles for local newspapers, arranging eventually for him to work as an assistant in a local library. Here he continued to educate himself.
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