Azriel
(whom God helps).
The head of a house of the half tribe of Manasseh beyond Jordan, a man of renown. (1 Chronicles 5:24) (B.C. 741.) A Naphtalite, ancestor of Jerimoth, the head of the tribe at the time of David’s census. (1 Chronicles 27:19) (B.C. 1015.) The father of Seraiah, an officer of Jehoiakim. (Jeremiah 36:26) (B.C. 605.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Azriel
Azriel az'-ri-el `azri'el, "God's help"): ⇒See a list of verses on AZRIEL in the Bible. (1) One of the leading men of the half-tribe of Manasseh, East of the Jordan, who with others of his tribe was carried captive by the king of Assyria (1Ch 5:24 ff). (2) The father of Jerimoth of the tribe of Naphtali in the reign of King David (1Ch 27:19). ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia. (3) The father of Seraiah, one of the officers sent by Jehoiakim to arrest Jeremiah and Baruch (Jer 36:26).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Azriel
1. The head of a 'father's house' in the half tribe of Mana.sseli E. of Jordan (1 Ch 5"). 2. A man of Naiihtali (1 Ch 27'*). 3. The father of Seraiah (Jer 36").
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Azriel
("God my help".) Like the Carthaginian, Hasdrubal means "Baal" )"his help".) 1. 1Ch 5:24. 2. 1Ch 27:19. 3. Jer 36:26.
References
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- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia