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Asiel
ASIEL (ā’sĭ-ĕl, God is maker). A Simeonite, mentioned only in
ASIEL ăs’ ĭ əl (עֲשִׂיאֵֽל ; ̓Ασιήλ). 1. Great-grandfather of Jehu, a Simeonite prince mentioned as sharing Judah’s inheritance (
2. One of five writers employed by Ezra to transcribe the law (
3. An ancestor of Tobit (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
a’-si-el, as’-i-el (Asiel; the King James Version Asael (Tobit 1:1)):
(1) Grandfather of Jehu, one of the Simeonite "princes" mentioned in
(2) A swift writer engaged by Ezra to transcribe the law (2 Esdras 14:24).
(3) An ancestor of Tobit (Tobit 1:1). Compare Jahzeel or Jahziel (