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Azal
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a'-zal (noble)
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
( Zechariah
14:5 ) should perhaps be rendered "very near" = "the way of escape shall be
made easy." If a proper name, it may denote some place near the western extremity
of the valley here spoken of near Jerusalem.
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
(no entry)
Smith's Bible Dictionary
A name only occurring in ( Zechariah
14:5 ) It is mentioned as the limit to which the ravine of the Mount of Olives
will extend when "Jehovah shall go forth to fight."
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
a'-zal.
See From 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.

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