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

Abednego, the new name given to Azariah who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel (Daniel 1:6–7)

Azariah (guardian angel), the name given Raphael as companion of Tobias in the Book of Tobit.

Azariah, the guardian angel of Maria Valtorta to whom one of her handwritten books is dedicated

Azariah (prophet), a prophet (2 Chronicles 15:1–8)

Azariah (high priest) high priest of Israel (1 Kings 4:2)

Azariah II, another high priest, in the reign of Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:17–20)

Eleazar ben Azariah, the Mishnaic sage

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.^[1]

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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

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^ 2 Chronicles 23:1

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