Bible dictionaries
Asiel
What Bible dictionaries say about “Asiel”, one article after the other.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 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 1Ch 4:35 as sharing Judah's inheritance (see Jos 19:9).
(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 (Ge 46:24).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915Smith’s Bible Dictionary
(created by God).
- A Simeonite whose descendant Jehu lived in the reign of Hezekiah. (1 Chronicles 4:35)
- One of the five swift writers whom Esdras was commanded to take to write the law and the history of the world. 2 Esd. 14:24.
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith