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Azal

a'-zal (noble)
RELATED: Saul

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.

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Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names

(no entry)

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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."

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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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