Azarel

This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:

  1. A warrior from the tribe of Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag in his struggle against King Saul. Azarel was one of David’s archers and slingers who could shoot with both his right and left hands (1 Chronicles 12:2, 6).

  2. A levite selected by David to manage in the music of the sanctuary (1 Chronicles 25:18, also called “Uzziel”).

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  3. A chief of Dan’s tribe selected by David to be a tribal leader during the census (1 Chronicles 27:22).

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  4. An Israelite of the family of Binnui who obeyed Ezra’s command to divorce his non-Jewish wife after the exile in Babylon (Ezra 10:41).

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  5. Amashsai’s father. Amashsai was a priest of Immer’s family who lived in Jerusalem after the exile in Babylon (Nehemiah 11:13).

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  6. A priest who blew a trumpet at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem after the exile in Babylon (Nehemiah 12:36).

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From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scripture References (7)

1 Chronicles

Ezra

Nehemiah