Azariah

Facts

Azariah was the name of several men in the Old Testament. It means, "Yahweh has helped."

Azariah was one of many Israelites from Judah who were captured by Nebuchadnezzar's army and taken to live in Babylon. He is more well-known by his Babylonian name, Abednego.
Azariah (Abednego) and his friends obeyed God rather than worship the king. God showed his power and protection by rescuing them from a blazing furnace. God honored these Israelite young men by giving them positions of leadership in the Babylonian kingdom.
Azariah was another name for Uzziah king of Judah.
There was also an Old Testament priest named Azariah.
In the time of the prophet Jeremiah, there was a man named Azariah who wrongly urged the people to not stay in their homeland of Judah as God had commanded them to.