Encyclopedia of The Bible – Azriel
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Azriel

AZRIEL ăz’ rĭ əl (עַזְרִיאֵל, H6480, God is my help). 1. A chief of the half-tribe of Manasseh, E of the Jordan. He and others of his tribe were taken captive by the king of Assyria (1 Chron 5:24-26).

2. The father of Jeremoth, head of the tribe of Naphtali in the reign of King David (1 Chron 27:19).

3. The father of Seraiah, who was one of the officers sent by King Jehoiakim to arrest Jeremiah and Baruch (Jer 36:26).