Topic
Azal
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Zechariah 14:5Easton · Smith · Nave A place near Jerusalem
And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
(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.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
a'-zal. See AZEL.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A place near Jerusalem Zec 14:5
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.