AZEL.1. A descendant of Jonathan (1Ch_8:37 f., = 1Ch_9:43 f.). 2. An unidentified site in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem (Zec_14:5).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
1Ch_8:37-38; 1Ch_9:43-44.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Azel. (noble). A descendant of Saul. 1Ch_8:37-38; 1Ch_9:43-44.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
ā?zel אצל, 'ācēl, ?noble?:
(1) A descendant of King Saul, through Jonathan (1Ch_8:37 f; 1Ch_9:43 f).
(2) Azel, a?zel, the King James Version Azal אצל, 'ācēl; Ἀσαήλ, Asaé̄l; Zec_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.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Azel
(Hebrews Afsel', אָצֵל, noble; Sept. Ε᾿σήλ), the son of Eleasah, of the descendants of king Saul, and father of six sons (1Ch_8:37-38; 1Ch_9:43-44). B.C. considerably post 1037. SEE AZAL.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.