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Azal in Naves Topical Bible

A place near Jerusalem Zec 14:5...

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Azariah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("whom Jehovah helps".) (See UZZIAH), like in sense to Eleazar = whom God (El) helps, and to LAZARUS. 1. 1 Chronicles 2:8. 2. Son of Ahimaaz (1 Chronicles 6:9), succeeded Zadok his grandfather in the high priesthood in Solomon's reign, Ahimaaz having died before Zadok (1 Chronicles 6:10, the "he" refers to the Azariah in 1 Chronicles 6:9). He...

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Azel in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

a'-zel 'atsel, "noble": (1) A descendant of King Saul, through Jonathan (1 Ch 8:37 f; 9:43 f). (2) Azel, a'-zel, the King James Version Azal 'atsel; Asael; Zec 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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Azmaveth in Easton's Bible Dictionary

strong as death. (1.) One of David's thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:31). (2.) An overseer over the royal treasury in the time of David and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:25). (3.) A town in the tribe of Judah, near Jerusalem (Neh. 12:29; Ezra 2:24). (4.) 1 Chr. 8:36...

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Asshur in Easton's Bible Dictionary

second son of Shem (Gen. 10:22; 1 Chr. 1:17). He went from the land of Shinar and built Nineveh, etc. (Gen. 10:11,12). He probably gave his name to Assyria, which is the usual translation of the word, although the form Asshur is sometimes retained (Num. 24:22, 24; Ezek. 27:23, etc.). In Gen. 2:14 "Assyria" ought to be "Asshur," which was th...

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Azal in Smiths Bible Dictionary

a name only occurring in Zec 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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Azariah in Hitchcock's Bible Names

he that hears the Lord...

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Azel in Naves Topical Bible

A Benjamite 1Ch 8:37,38; 9:43,44...

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Augustus in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

o-gus'-tus Augoustos: (1) The first Roman emperor, and noteworthy in Bible history as the emperor in whose reign the Incarnation took place (Lk 2:1). His original name was Caius Octavius Caepias and he was born in 63 BC, the year of Cicero's consulship. He was the grand-nephew of Julius Caesar, his mother Atia having been the daughter of Julia...

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