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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · 1915

Azel

a'-zel ('atsel, "noble"):

(1) A descendant of King Saul, through Jonathan (1 Chronicles 8:37; 9:43f).

(2) Azel, a'-zel, the King James Version Azal 'atsel; Asael; (Zechariah 14:5):

A place not far from Jerusalem. There may be an echo of the name in that of Wady Yasal, to the right of `Ain el-Loz, in Wady en-Nar.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, general editor (Chicago: Howard-Severance, 1915). Public domain. Text as published by biblestudytools.com. From the Encyclosphere, the open network of encyclopedias run by the Knowledge Standards Foundation. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: links to 1, 2, and 3 John that our source pointed at the Gospel of John corrected; our source’s section marks set as headings.