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    Azel

    אָצֵל

    Azel, a descendant of Saul, had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan (1Ch.8.37, 38; 9:43, 44).

    verses
    4
    first named
    1 Chronicles 8:37
    last named
    1 Chronicles 9:44
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Benjamin

    Description

    Who was Azel?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Azel is mentioned in 1Ch.8.37-38 and 1Ch.9.43-44 as a descendant of Saul, the first king of Israel. He is listed in the genealogy of Saul's family, which is given in two parallel passages in the book of Chronicles. Azel is described as having six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. The repetition of his sons' names in both passages emphasizes the importance of family lines and the preservation of genealogical records. The inclusion of Azel and his sons in the genealogy of Saul suggests that they were significant figures within the tribe of Benjamin, to which Saul belonged. The genealogies in Chronicles serve to trace the lineage of important individuals and to demonstrate the continuity of the people of Israel, even after the exile.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Azel10 of 10 entities the graph connects to Azel, in 2 groups: kinship 9, events 1. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.EleasahFather of · Sibling of · 3 versesAzrikamFather of · 2 versesBineaChild of · 2 versesBocheruFather of · 2 versesHananFather of · 2 versesIshmaelFather of · 2 versesObadiahFather of · 2 versesRaphahSibling of · 2 versesSheariahFather of · 2 versesKinshipSon1 event · 218 versesEventsAzel

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    Where this happens

    A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.

    No verse Atlas has read as a report puts this person anywhere.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 1 book. The name is written 6 times in them.

    1. 1 Chronicles4 verses

      8:378:389:439:44

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    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via BineaMozaSon of Zimri, descendant of King Saulvia EleasahElipheletA descendant of King Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.via EleasahJeushA descendant of Eleasah from the tribe of Benjaminvia EleasahUlamDescendant of Benjamin, known for his numerous descendants

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