Beth-Ezel
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Beth-Ezel ( Micah 1:11 ). Perhaps ‘place near,’ see AVm [Note: Authorized Version margin.] : mentioned with Zaanan and Shaphir. It seems to have been a place in the Philistine plain, but the site is unknown. According to some it is = Azel of Zechariah 14:5 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Micah 1:11
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
(Heb. Beyth he-E'tsel, בֵּית הָאֵצֶל , House Of The Firm root, i.e. fixed dwelling; Sept. translates Οϊ v Κος Ἐχόμενος Αὐτῆς , "neighboring house," as in our margin), a town in Judaea, mentioned Micah 1:11 , where there is an allusion to the above etymology. Ephraem Syrus understands a place near Samaria; but the context seems to locate it in the Philistine plain, perhaps at the modern Beit-Affa (Robinson, Researches, 2, 369, note), 5.25 miles S.E. of Ashdod (Van de Velde's Map).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
beth - ē´zel ( בּית האצל , bēth hā - 'ēcel ; οῖκος ἐχόμενος αὐτῆς , oı́kos echómenos autḗs ; literally, "adjoining house"): A place named along with other cities in the Philistine plain ( Micah 1:11 ). The site has not been identified. By some it is thought to be the same as Azel of Zechariah 14:5; but see Azel .
