AYEPHIM
AYEPHIM.—
RVm
of
2
S
16»,
where
the
text
is
uncertain.
AZAEL.
—
Father
of
one
of
the
commission
appointed
to
investigate
the
foreign
marriages
(1
Es
9");
same
as
Asahel
No.
4.
AZAELUS.
—
One
of
those
who
put
away
their
foreign
wives
(1
Es
9'»).
AZALIAH.—
Father
of
Shaphan
the
scribe
(2
K
22',
2
Ch
348).
AZAMIAH.—
A
Levite
(Neh
10»).
AZARAIAS.
—
The
father
or,
more
probably,
a
more
remote
ancestor
of
Ezra
(1
Es
8');
=
Seraiah
of
Ezr
7'.
AZAREL.—
1.
A
Korahite
follower
of
David
at
Ziklag
(1
Ch
126).
2.
A
son
of
Heman
(1
Ch
2Si8;
called
in
v.*
Uzziel).
3.
Prince
of
the
tribe
of
Dan
(1
Ch
2722).
4.
A
son
of
Bani,who
had
married
a
foreign
wife
(Ezr
ICH').
6.
A
priest
(Neh
11").
6.
A
Levite
(Neh
12»).
AZABIAH.—
1.
Kingof
Judah;seeUzziAH.
2.
2Ch
22"
for
Ahaziah.
3.
2
Ch
15'-'
a
prophet,
son
of
Oded,
who
met
Asa's
victorious
army
at
Mareshah,
and
urged
them
to
begin
and
persevere
in
a
religious
reform.
4.
High
priest
in
the
reign
of
Solomon
(1
K
4^).
5.
1
Ch
6i»,
Ezr
7',
father
of
Amariah,
who
was
high
priest
under
Jehoshaphat.
6.
High
priest
in
the
reign
of
Uzziah
(2
Ch
26»-!»);
he
withstood
and
denounced
the
king
'
when
he
presumptuously
attempted
to
usurp
the
priests'
ofiBce
of
burning
incense
upon
the
altar.
7.
High
priest
in
the
reign
of
Hezeklah
(2
Ch
S'"-
").
8.
1
Ch
6"-
»,
Ezr
71
(Ezerias,
1
Es
8';
Azarias,
2
Es
1>),
son
of
Hilklah
the
high
priest.
9.
1
K
4',
a
son
of
Nathan,
who
'was
over
the
oBlcers'
(v.').
10.
1
Ch
2»,
son
of
Ethan
whose
wisdom
was
surpassed
by
that
of
Solomon
(1
K
4").
11.
1
Ch
2SS,
a
man
of
Judah
who
had
Egyptian
blood
in
his
veins
(v.'*).
12.
1
Ch
6»«,
a
Kohathite
Levite
(called
Uzziah
in
1
Ch
6^).
13.
14.
2
Ch
21^,
Azariah
and
Azariahu,
two
of
the
sons
of
Jehoshaphat.
16.
16.
2
Ch
23',
Azariah
and
Azariahu,
two
of
the
five
'captains
of
hundreds'
who
assisted
Jehoiada
in
the
restoration
of
Joash.
17.
2
Ch
28'^,
one
of
those
who
supported
the
prophet
Oded
when
he
rebuked
the
army
of
Israel
for
purposing
to
enslave
the
captives
of
Judah.
18.
19.
2
Ch
29'^,
two
Levites,
a
Kohathite
and
a
Merarite.
20.
Neh
3^,
one
of
those
who
repaired
the
wall
of
Jerusalem.
21.
Neh
7'
(called
Seraiah,
Ezr
2^;
Zacharias,
1
Es
5'),
one
of
the
twelve
leaders
of
Israel
who
returned
with
Zerubbabel.
22.
Neh
8'
(Azarias,
1
Es
9"),
one
of
those
who
helped
the
Levites
to
'cause
the
people
to
understand
the
law.*
23.
Jer
43^,
son
of
Hoshaiah
(the
Maacathite,
40'),
also
called
Jezaniah
(40'
42>)
and
Jaazaniah
(2
K
2522).
He
was
one
of
the
'captains
of
the
forces'
who
joined
GedaUah
at
Mizpah.
24.
The
Heb.
name
of
Abednego
(Dn
1'-
'•
"•
"
2").
AZARIAS.—
1.
1
Es
9";
called
Uzziah,
Ezr
lO".
2.
1
Es
9",
one
of
those
who
stood
beside
Ezra
at
the
reading
of
the
Law.
3.
1
Es
9"=Azariah
of
Neh
8'.
4.
Name
assumed
by
the
angel
Raphael
(To
5'^
65.
13
78
92)_
5,
^
captain
of
Judas
Maccabaeus
(1
Mac
51s.
ee.
60),
AZABU.
—
Ancestor
of
a
family
which
returned
with
Zerubbabel
(1
Es
5").
AZAZ.—
A
Reubenite
(1
Ch
5').
AZAZEL.—
The
name
in
Hebrew
and
RV
of
the
desert
spirit
to
whom
one
of
the
two
goats
was
sent,
laden
with
the
sins
of
the
people,
in
the
ritual
of
the
Day
of
Atonement
(Lv
16'-
'»•
»
RV,
see
Atonement
[Day
of]).
Etymology,
origin,
and
significance
are
still
matters
of
conjecture.
The
AV
designation
scapegoat
(i.e.
the
goat
that
is
allowed
to
escape,
which
goes
back
to
the
caper
emissarius
of
the
Vulgate)
obscures
the
AZZUR
fact
that
the
word
Azazel
is
a
proper
name
in
the
original,
and
in
particular
the
name
of
a
powerful
spirit
or
demon
supposed
to
inhabit
the
wilderness
or
'soUtary
land'
(1622
rv).
The
most
plausible
explanation
of
this
strange
element
in
the
rite
is
that
which
connects
Azazel
with
the
illicit
worship
of
field-spirits
or
satyrs
(lit.
'he-goats')
of
which
mention
is
made
in
several
OT
passages
(Lv
17',
Is
13"
etc.).
It
may
have
been
the
intention
of
the
authors
of
Lv
16
in
its
present
form
to
strike
at
the
roots
of
this
popular
belief
and
practice
by
giving
Azazel,
probably
regarded
as
the
prince
of
the
satyrs,
a
place
in
the
recognized
ritual.
Christianity
itself
can
supply
many
analogies
to
such
a
proceeding.
The
belief
that
sin,
disease,
and
the
like
can
be
removed
by
being
transferred
to
living
creatures,
beasts
or
birds,
is
not
confined
to
the
Semitic
races,
and
has
its
analogy
in
Hebrew
ritual,
in
the
ceremony
of
the
cleansing
of
the
leper
(Lv
14").
In
the
Book
of
Enoch
(c.
B.C.
180)
Azazel
appears
as
the
prince
of
the
fallen
angels,
the
offspring
of
the
unions
described
in
On
6'«-.
A.
R.
S.
Kennedy.
AZAZIAH.—
1.
A
Levite
(1
Ch
IS^').
2.
Father
of
Hoshea
the
prince
of
Ephraim
(1
Ch
272").
3.
An
over-seer
of
the
Temple
under
Hezekiah
(2
Ch
31").
AZBUK.
—
Father
of
Nehemiah,
who
took
part
in
rebuilding
the
walls
(Neh
3'6).
AZEKAH.—
A
city
of
Judah
(Jos
lO'"-,
1
S
17',
2
Ch
11»,
Neh
112"),
near
the
Valley
of
Elah;
inhabited
by
the
Jews
after
the
Captivity.
Site
unknown.
AZEL.
—
1.
A
descendant
of
Jonathan
(1
Ch
8"'
=
9*").
2.
An
unidentified
site
in
the
neighbourhood
of
Jerusalem
(Zee
145).
AZETAS.—
Head
of
a
family
which
returned
with
Zerubbabel
(1
Es
5").
AZGAD.—
See
Abtad.
AZIEI.—
An
ancestor
of
Ezra
(2
Es
l^);
called
Azariah,
Ezr
T,
and
Ozias,
1
Es
8'.
AZIEL.—
A
Levite
(1
Ch
IS^");
called
in
v."Jaaziel—
the
full
form
of
the
name.
AZIZA.
—
A
Jew
who
had
married
a
foreign
wife
(Ezr
10");
called
in
1
Es
9^'
Zardeus.
AZMAVETH.—
1.
A
descendant
of
Saul
(1
Ch
8»).
2.
One
of
David's
mighty
men
(2
S
23",
1
Ch
ll^s),
probably
identical
with
the
Azmaveth
of
1
Ch
12'
2725,
whose
sons
joined
David
at
Ziklag,
and
who
was
'
over
the
king's
treasuries.'
3.
A
Benjamite
town
(1
Ch
12',
Ezr
2^,
Neh
72'
[Beth-azmaveth],
1
Es
5"
[Bethas-moth]);
mod.
Higmeh,
S.E.
of
Gibeah.
AZUON.
—
An
unknown
place
on
the
border
of
Judah
(Nu
34<,
Jos.
1S<);
called
in
Jos
15"
19'
Ezem.
AZNOTH-TABOB.—
The
lower
slopes
of
Mt.
Tabor,
marking
the
S.W.
corner
of
the
portion
of
Naphtali
(Jos
19").
AZOR.—
An
ancestor
of
Jesus
(Mt
1"').
AZOTUS.—
See
Ashdod.
AZRIEL.
—
1.
Head
of
a
'father's
house'
in
the
E.
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
(1
Ch
S^*).
2.
A
Naphtali
te
(1
Ch
27").
3.
Father
of
Seraiah
(Jer
36a).
AZBIKAM.—
1.
Son
of
Neariah
(1
Ch
3").
2.
A
descendant
of
Jonathan
(1
Ch
8"
9").
3.
A
Levite
(1
Ch
9'«,
Neh
11").
4.
The
'ruler
of
the
house'
under
Ahaz
(2
Ch
28').
AZUBAH.—
1.
Wife
of
Caleb
(1
Ch
2'").
2.
Mother
of
Jehoshaphat
(1
K
22«
=
2
Ch
20").
AZZAN.—
Father
of
Paltiel
(Nu
34»).
AZZUR.
—
1.
One
of
those
who
sealed
the
covenant
(Neh
10").
2.
Father
of
Hananiah
the
false
prophet
(Jer
28').
3.
Father
of
Jaazaniah,
one
of
the
princes
of
the
people
(Ezk
11').
