Asiel (ISBE)

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ā´si -el , as´i -el ( Ἀσιήλ , Asiḗl ; the King James Version Asael (Tobit 1:1)): (1) Grandfather of Jehu, one of the Simeonite "princes" mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:35 as sharing Judah's inheritance (see Joshua 19:9 ). (2) A swift writer engaged by Ezra to transcribe the law (2 Esdras 14:24). (3) An ancestor of Tobit (Tobit 1:1). Compare Jahzeel or Jahziel (Genesis 46:24 ).