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Amaziah
 
  Amaziah ("strengthened by God") may refer to:

  1. Amaziah of Judah
    Amaziah of Judah

    Amaziah of Judah was the king of kingdom of Judah, and son and successor of Jehoash of Judah . He took the throne at the age of 25 . The meaning of his name has been expressed as "the strength of the Lord" or "strengthened by Jehovah" or "Yahweh is mighty"....
    , the king of Judah
  2. A Levite
    Levite

    In Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the tribes of Israel of Levi. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe who received cities but no tribal land "because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their possession"....
    , son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan
    Ethan

    Ethan is a male given name meaning strong, firm, steadfast and safe....
     the Merarite (1 Chronicles 6:45)
  3. A priest of the golden calves at Bethel
    Bethel

    Bethel was a border city described in the Old Testament as being located between Benjamin and Ephraim. Eusebius of Caesarea and Jerome describe it in their time as a small village that lay 12 Roman miles north of Old City , to the right or east of the road leading to Nablus....
     (Amos 7:10-17)
  4. The father of Joshah, one of the leaders of the tribe of Simeon in the time of Hezekiah (1 Chr. 4:34)