Person Old Testament
Amzi
Amzi was a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:12.
Why it matters. Priest in Jerusalem after the Exile
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Amzi
Amzi was a priest who resided in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned in the list of priests and Levites who settled in Jerusalem, as recorded in the book of Nehemiah. As a priest, Amzi would have been responsible for performing religious duties in the rebuilt temple and serving the spiritual needs of the people.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Nehemiah (1 verse)