Azal
Azal (Biblical Place • Mount of Olives • 31.778°N, 35.247°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Zech 14:5 (identified with Mount of Olives ). It is closely linked with Zechariah 14 ( Zechariah • Chapter 14 (21 verses)): Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and ... Mentions: Azariah (or Uzziah ), Judah , Benjamin , Jerusalem , Azal , Geba 1 , Rimmon 2 , Egypt .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Azel (Generation 41 • Child of Eleasah ): Azel is a biblical figure in Generation 41, child of Eleasah , parent of Azrikam , Bocheru , Ishmael , Sheariah , Obadiah . ( 1 Chronicles 9:43 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8 , 1 Chronicles 9 ) Ahaz (Generation 45 • Messianic Line • Child of Jotham ): Ahaz is a biblical figure in Generation 45 of the Messianic Line , child of Jotham , parent of Hezekiah . ( 1 Chronicles 3:13 , Matthew 1:9 ) (mentioned in 2 Kings 15 , 2 Kings 16 , 2 Kings 17 ) Hanan (Generation 42 • Child of Azel): Hanan is a biblical figure in Generation 42, child of Azel. ( 1 Chronicles 9:44 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8 , 1 Chronicles 9 , 1 Chronicles 11 ) Perez (Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah ): ( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 ) Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 ) (mentioned in Genesis 38 , Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Azal (Ancient biblical location referenced in Zech 14:5 (identified with Mount of Olives ).) Uzal (now Sanaa. Referenced in Ezek 27:19 .) Azazel (Ancient biblical location referenced in Lev 16:8 , Lev 16:10 , Lev 16:26 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Kings 22:3 : "And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah , that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying,"; 2 Chronicles 34:8 : "Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of ..."; Zechariah 14:5 : "And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal : yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days ...". Related canonical books and chapters: Zechariah 14 ( Zechariah • Chapter 14 (21 verses)), 2 Chronicles 34 ( 2 Chronicles • Chapter 34 (33 verses)), 2 Kings 22 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 22 (20 verses)).