Azel

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1 Chronicles 8:37 9:43,44

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1 Chronicles 8:37-38; 1 Chronicles 9:43-44.

Holman Bible Dictionary

1 Chronicles 8:37-38 2 Zechariah 14:5

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

One of the family of Kish. ( 1 Chronicles 8:37) This name should seem to have been derived from Azazel, taken away, or separated, and by which the scape-goat in the wilderness was called.

See Expiation

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

AZEL . 1 . A descendant of Jonathan ( 1 Chronicles 8:37 f., = 1 Chronicles 9:43 f.). 2 . An unidentified site in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem ( Zechariah 14:5 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Descendant of Saul. 1 Chronicles 8:37,38; 1 Chronicles 9:43,44 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Azel. (noble). A descendant of Saul. 1 Chronicles 8:37-38; 1 Chronicles 9:43-44.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ā´zel אצל , 'ācēl , "noble":

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

(2) Azel , a´zel , the King James Version Azal אצל , 'ācēl  ; Ἀσαήλ , Asaé̄l  ; Zechariah 14:5 ): A place not far from Jerusalem. There may be an echo of the name in that of Wādy Yasūl , to the right of ‛Ain el - Lōz , in Wādy en - Nār .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrews Afsel', אָצֵל , noble; Sept. Ε᾿σήλ ), the son of Eleasah, of the descendants of king Saul, and father of six sons ( 1 Chronicles 8:37-38; 1 Chronicles 9:43-44). B.C. considerably post 1037. (See Azal).