Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
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Interpretation
It is a debt we owe to faithful ministers, to remember our guides, who have spoken to us the word of God. It is good to know what our godly predecessors were, that we may learn what we should be.
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This thought runs through Nehemiah 12:1-5.
Glossary
- Amariah Person
- Said by Jehovah. (1. ) One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar ( 1 Chr. 6:7 , 52). He was probably the last of the high priests of Eleazar’s line prior to the transfer of that office to Eli, of the line of Ithamar.
- Hattush Person
- Assembled. (1. ) A priest who returned with Zerubbabel ( Neh. 12:2 ). (2. ) Ezra 8:2 . (3. ) Neh. 3:10 . (4. ) Neh. 10:4 . (5. ) 1 Chr. 3:22 .
- Malluch Person
- Reigned over, or reigning. (1. ) A Levite of the family of Merari ( 1 Chr. 6:44 ). (2. ) A priest who returned from Babylon ( Neh. 12:2 ). (3. ) Ezra 10:29 . (4. ) Ezra 10:32 .