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Azzur

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az´ur עזּוּר , ‛azzūr , "helpful":

(1) The father of Hananiah, a false prophet of Gibeon in the days of Zedekiah (Jeremiah 28:1 ).

(2) One of those who, with Nehemiah, sealed the covenant on the return from Babylon (Nehemiah 10:17 ).

(3) The father of Jaazaniah, "one of" the princes of the people who gave wicked counsel to the city of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 11:1 f). the King James Version has "Azur" for (1) and (3), but the Hebrew form of (3) is עזר , ‛azur ̌ .

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Azzur'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​a/azzur.html. 1915.
 
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