Meremoth, son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, was a priest who played an important role in rebuilding Jerusalem after the exile. He was involved in weighing the temple treasures brought back from Babylon and actively participated in rebuilding Jerusalem's wall under Nehemiah. He is also mentioned among those who sealed the covenant with God.
Meremoth, son of Uriah the priest, was responsible for weighing the silver, gold, and vessels that Ezra and the returning exiles brought from Babylon to the temple in Jerusalem.
33On the fourth day the silver, the gold, and the vessels were weighed out in the house of our God into the hands of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas, and with them the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
4Next to them Meremoth son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to them Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to them Zadok son of Baana.
Meremoth was among the priests who sealed the solemn covenant to follow God's law, as it was read aloud by Ezra and confirmed under Nehemiah's leadership.
The lineage of Meremoth, descendants of Hakkoz, is mentioned in connection with the registration of priests returning from exile, and they initially had difficulty proving their ancestry.
61And among the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, and the sons of Barzillai, who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name.