Azal
Azal
(Hebrews Atsal’, , prob. the same as Azel, in pause; Sept. . v. r. ), apparently a place near Jerusalem on the east, mentioned only in Zec 14:5, as the limit to which the ravine or cleft () of the Mount of Olives will extend when Jehovah shall go forth to fight. Henderson (Comment. in loc.) regards it as the proper name of a place close to one of the gates on the east side of Jerusalem, to, which the cleft or valley was to extend westward, so as at once to admit those who should flee from the enemy; but this seems too strict a literalism for so figurative a prophecy. Furst (Heb. Worterb. s.v.) inclines to identify it with the Beth- ezel of Mic 1:11. Perhaps the conjecture of Gesenius (Thes. Heb. p. 144) is the most easy of adoption, that the term is simply an appellative for , q. d. at: the side, i.e. foot of the mountain, sc. Olivet. The supposition of Schwarz (Palest. p. 135) that it is the present village Azaria, or Bethany (according to him, the Huzal of the Talmud, Megillah, v. 6), evidently proceeds from his Jewish prejudices against the account respecting Lazarus in the Gospels. SEE EROGE.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Azal
(Zech. 14:5) should perhaps be rendered “very near” = “the way of escape shall be made easy.” If a proper name, it may denote some place near the western extremity of the valley here spoken of near Jerusalem.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Azal
(Zec 14:5.) The limit to which “the valley” or cleft of the mount of Olives will extend, when Jehovah shall go forth to fight against those nations which shall have assailed Jerusalem. The Hebrew name means adjoining, i.e. near the city: the valley reaching up to the city gates will enable the citizens fleeing to escape to it.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Azal
azal. See AZEL.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Azal
[A’zal]
Not known as a place: in the margin it is not read as a proper name. Zec 14:5.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Azal
A place near Jerusalem.
Zec 14:5
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Azal
A’zal. 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.”