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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.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
a name only occurring in (Zechariah 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.”
In the Bible
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Verses where Azal is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Zechariah 14:5
You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.
Scripture on Azal
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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