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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24729" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24729" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Beyth he-E'tsel, בֵּית הָאֵצֶל, '' | <p> (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). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1709" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1709" /> == | ||
<p> '''''beth''''' -'''''ē´zel''''' ( בּית האצל , <i> '''''bēth hā''''' </i> - <i> ''''''ēcel''''' </i> ; οῖκος ἐχόμενος αὐτῆς , <i> '''''oı́kos echómenos autḗs''''' </i> ; literally, "adjoining house"): | <p> '''''beth''''' -'''''ē´zel''''' ( בּית האצל , <i> '''''bēth hā''''' </i> - <i> ''''''ēcel''''' </i> ; οῖκος ἐχόμενος αὐτῆς , <i> '''''oı́kos echómenos autḗs''''' </i> ; 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 . </p> | ||
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