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Smith's Bible Dictionary
•The original name of Abednego. (Daniel 1:6,7,11,19) He appears to have been of the seed-royal
of Judah. (B.C. 603.)
Azaz
(strong), a Reubenite, father of Bela. (1 Chronicles 5:8)
Azaziah
(whom the Lord strengthens)
•A Levite musician in the reign of David, appointed to play the harp in the service which attended
the procession by which the ark was brought up from the house of Obed-edom. (1 Chronicles
15:21) (B.C. 1048.)
•The father of Hoshea, prince of the tribe of Ephraim when David numbered the people. (1
Chronicles 27:20)
•One of the Levites in the reign of Hezekiah, who had charge of the tithes, and dedicated things in
the temple. (2 Chronicles 31:13)
Azbuk
(strong devastation), father or ancestor of Nehemiah, the prince of part of Bethzur. (Nehemiah
3:16)
Azekah
(dugover), a town of Judah, with dependent villages, lying in the Shefelah or rich agricultural
plain. It is most clearly defined as being near Shochoh, (1 Samuel 17:1) but its position has not yet
been recognized.
Azel
(noble), a descendant of Saul. (1 Chronicles 8:37,38; 9:43,44)
Azem
(bone), a city in the extreme south of Judah, (Joshua 15:29) afterwards allotted to Simeon.
(Joshua 19:3) Elsewhere it is Ezem.
Azgad
(strength of fortune). The children of Azgad, to the number of 1222 (2322 according to)
(Nehemiah 7:17) were among the laymen who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:12; 8:12) With
the other heads of the People they joined in the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:15) (B.C.
536.)
Aziel
(whom God comforts), a Levite. (1 Chronicles 15:20) The name is a shortened form of Jaaziel
in ver. 18.
Aziza
(strong) a layman of the family of Zattu, who had married a foreign wife after the return from
Babylon.
Azmaveth
a place to all appearance in Benjamin, being named with other towns belonging to that tribe.
(Ezra 2:24) The name elsewhere occurs as BETH-AZMAVETH.
(strong unto death).
•One of David’s mighty men, a native of Bahurim, (2 Samuel 23:31; 1 Chronicles 11:33) and
therefore probably a Benjamite. (B.C. 1060).
•A descendant of Mephibosheth, or Merib-baal. (1 Chronicles 8:36; 9:42)
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