Jahzeel

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Genesis 46:24

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:48; 1 Chronicles 7:13.

Holman Bible Dictionary

Genesis 46:24Numbers 26:481 Chronicles 7:13

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

JAHZEEL . Naphtah’s firstborn ( Genesis 46:24 , Numbers 26:48 ); in 1 Chronicles 7:13 Jahziel  ; patron. Jahzeelites ( Numbers 26:48 ).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Jah'ze-el. (whom God allots). The first of the four sons of Naphtali, Genesis 46:24, founder of the family of the Jahzeelites. Numbers 26:48. (B.C. 1306).

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Yachtseel', יַחְצְאֵל , allotted by God; Sept. Ἀσιήλ ), the. first named of the sons of Naphtali (Genesis 46:24). His descendants are called JAHZEELITES (Heb. Yachtseeli', יִחְצְאֵלַי, Sept. Ἀσιηλί, Numbers 26:48). In 1 Chronicles 7:13, the name is written JAHZIEL (יִחְצַיאֵל, Yhchtsiel', id.; Sept. Ι᾿ασιήλ ). B C. 1856.