Azel (ISBE)

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ā´zel אצל , 'ācēl , "noble": (1) A descendant of King Saul, through Jonathan (1 Chronicles 8:37 f; 1 Chronicles 9:43 f). (2) Azel , a´zel , the King James Version Azal אצל , 'ācēl ; Ἀσαήλ , Asaé̄l ; Zechariah 14:5 ): A place not far from Jerusalem. There may be an echo of the name in that of Wādy Yasūl , to the right of ‛Ain el -Lōz , in Wādy en -Nār .