Meraioth was a priest in the lineage of Eleazar, the son of Aaron (1 Chronicles 6:6,7,52). He is mentioned in the genealogies of the priests and Levites in the books of Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. In the genealogy of Ezra, a descendant of Meraioth, he is listed as an ancestor of Ezra the scribe (Ezra 7:3). Meraioth is also mentioned in the list of priests who resided in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (1 Chronicles 9:11;Nehemiah 11:11).
Meraioth
ZerahiahEnglishA priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.6.