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The name Azzur, meaning "helper" or "one who helps," is associated with two distinct individuals in the Scriptures.<br><br>1. <b>Azzur, Father of Hananiah</b>: Azzur is identified as the father of Hananiah, a false prophet who opposed the prophet Jeremiah during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. This Azzur is mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah, where his son Hananiah falsely prophesied the imminent end of the Babylonian captivity, contradicting the true message given by God to Jeremiah. In <a href="/jeremiah/28.htm">Jeremiah 28:1</a> , it is recorded: "In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people." Hananiah's false prophecy led to a direct confrontation with Jeremiah, resulting in a divine judgment against Hananiah, as he died within the same year (<a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">Jeremiah 28:15-17</a>).<br><br>2. <b>Azzur, a Leader in the Time of Nehemiah</b>: Another individual named Azzur is mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah. This Azzur was one of the leaders who sealed the covenant during the time of Nehemiah's reforms. In <a href="/nehemiah/10-17.htm">Nehemiah 10:17</a> , Azzur is listed among the leaders who pledged to follow the Law of God as given through Moses, committing to the observance of the commandments and the separation from the peoples of the land. This act of sealing the covenant was part of a larger movement of spiritual renewal and dedication to God's commandments among the returned exiles in Jerusalem.<br><br>The mention of Azzur in these contexts highlights the diverse roles individuals played in the biblical narrative, from being associated with false prophecy to participating in covenant renewal. The accounts involving Azzur and his son Hananiah serve as a cautionary tale about the dangers of false prophecy and the importance of adhering to God's true word, while the Azzur in Nehemiah's time exemplifies commitment to spiritual reform and community dedication to God's laws.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Azzur</span><p>same as Azur<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Azzur</span><p>(<i>one who helps</i>), one of the heads of the People who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (<a href="/nehemiah/10-17.htm">Nehemiah 10:17</a>) (B.C. 410.) The name is probably that of a family, and in Hebrew is the same as is elsewhere represented by <a href="../a/azur.htm">AZUR</a>.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Helper. <p>(1.) The father of Hananiah, a false prophet (<a href="/jeremiah/28-1.htm">Jeremiah 28:1</a>).<p>(2.) The father of Jaazaniah (<a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Ezek. 11:1</a>).<p>(3.) One of those who sealed the covenant with Jehovah on the return from Babylon (<a href="/nehemiah/10-17.htm">Nehemiah 10:17</a>). <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">AZZUR</span><p>az'-ur (`azzur, "helpful"):<br><br>(1) The father of Hananiah, a false prophet of Gibeon in the days of Zedekiah (<a href="/jeremiah/28-1.htm">Jeremiah 28:1</a>).<br><br>(2) One of those who, with Nehemiah, sealed the covenant on the return from Babylon (<a href="/nehemiah/10-17.htm">Nehemiah 10:17</a>).<br><br>(3) The father of Jaazaniah, "one of" the princes of the people who gave wicked counsel to the city of Jerusalem (<a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Ezekiel 11:1f</a>). the King James Version has "Azur" for (1) and (3), but the Hebrew form of (3) is `azur.<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/107.htm"><span class="l">107. Azor -- Azor, an Israelite</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ancestor of Jesus. Word Origin of Hebrew origin, cf. <b>Azzur</b> Definition Azor,<br> an Isr. NASB Word Usage Azor (2). Azorigin. Of Hebrew <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/107.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5809.htm"><span class="l">5809. <b>Azzur</b> -- "helpful," three Israelites</span></a><br><b>Azzur</b> or <b>Azzur</b>. 5808, 5809. <b>Azzur</b> or <b>Azzur</b>. 5810 . "helpful," three<br> Israelites. Transliteration: <b>Azzur</b> or <b>Azzur</b> Phonetic Spelling <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5809.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/smith/jeremiah/2_prophets_and_prophets_xxiii.htm"><span class="l">Prophets and Prophets. (xxiii. 9-32, xxvii-xxix, Etc. )</span></a> <br><b>...</b> words. The speaker was like himself from the country of Benjamin, from<br> Gibeon near Anathoth, Hananiah son of <b>Azzur</b>, who said". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/2 prophets and prophets xxiii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jerome/the_principal_works_of_st_jerome/book_ii_jerome_answers_the.htm"><span class="l">Book ii. Jerome Answers the Second, Third, and Fourth Propositions <b>...</b></span></a> <br>The Principal Works of St. Jerome. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/book ii jerome answers the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_8/chapter_iiithe_medes_and_the.htm"><span class="l">The Medes and the Second Chaldaean Empire</span></a> <br>History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 8. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iiithe medes and the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/azzur.htm"><span class="l"><b>Azzur</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>AZZUR</b>. <b>...</b><b>Azzur</b> (3 Occurrences). Nehemiah 10:17 Ater,<br> Hezekiah, <b>Azzur</b>, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/azzur.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jaazaniah.htm"><span class="l">Jaazaniah (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (4) In Ezekiel 11:1, son of <b>Azzur</b>, and one of the 25 men whom Ezekiel saw in his<br> vision of Jerusalem, at the East door of the Lord's house, and against whose <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jaazaniah.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hananiah.htm"><span class="l">Hananiah (28 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (6) A false prophet of Gibeon, son of <b>Azzur</b>, who opposed Jeremiah, predicting that<br> the yoke of Babylon would be broken in two years, and that the king, the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hananiah.htm - 20k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/ja-azani'ah.htm"><span class="l">Ja-azani'ah (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Yahweh's house, which looks eastward: and see, at the door of the gate twenty-five<br> men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of <b>Azzur</b>, and Pelatiah <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/ja-azani'ah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gateway.htm"><span class="l">Gateway (40 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of Jehovah, that is facing the east, and lo, at the opening of the gate twenty and<br> five men, and I see in their midst Jaazaniah son of <b>Azzur</b>, and Pelatiah son <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gateway.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/faced.htm"><span class="l">Faced (32 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of Jehovah, that is facing the east, and lo, at the opening of the gate twenty and<br> five men, and I see in their midst Jaazaniah son of <b>Azzur</b>, and Pelatiah son <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/faced.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/twenty-five.htm"><span class="l">Twenty-five (36 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Yahweh's house, which looks eastward: and see, at the door of the gate twenty-five<br> men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of <b>Azzur</b>, and Pelatiah <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/twenty-five.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pelati'ah.htm"><span class="l">Pelati'ah (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of Jehovah, that is facing the east, and lo, at the opening of the gate twenty and<br> five men, and I see in their midst Jaazaniah son of <b>Azzur</b>, and Pelatiah son <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pelati'ah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pelatiah.htm"><span class="l">Pelatiah (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Yahweh's house, which looks eastward: and see, at the door of the gate twenty-five<br> men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of <b>Azzur</b>, and Pelatiah <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pelatiah.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ater.htm"><span class="l">Ater (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Nehemiah 10:17 Ater, Hezekiah,<br><b>Azzur</b>, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ater.htm - 8k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Azzur (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/10-17.htm">Nehemiah 10:17</a></span><br />Ater, Hezekiah, <span class="boldtext">Azzur</span>,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/28-1.htm">Jeremiah 28:1</a></span><br />It happened the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of <span class="boldtext">Azzur</span>, the prophet, who was of Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of Yahweh, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Ezekiel 11:1</a></span><br />Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of Yahweh's house, which looks eastward: and see, at the door of the gate twenty-five men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of <span class="boldtext">Azzur</span>, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/azzur.htm">Azzur</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/azzur--a_gibeonite.htm">Azzur: A Gibeonite</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/azzur--an_israelite,_who_sealed_nehemiah's_covenant.htm">Azzur: An Israelite, Who Sealed Nehemiah's Covenant</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jaazaniah.htm">Jaazaniah (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hananiah.htm">Hananiah (28 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/ja-azani'ah.htm">Ja-azani'ah (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gateway.htm">Gateway (40 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/faced.htm">Faced (32 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/twenty-five.htm">Twenty-five (36 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pelati'ah.htm">Pelati'ah (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pelatiah.htm">Pelatiah (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ater.htm">Ater (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/azaru.htm">Azaru</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/azzan.htm">Azzan (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hizkijah.htm">Hizkijah (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/benai'ah.htm">Benai'ah (43 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/eastward.htm">Eastward (72 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fifth.htm">Fifth (65 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/facing.htm">Facing (79 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/looks.htm">Looks (76 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/benaiah.htm">Benaiah (44 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/azur.htm">Azur (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hezeki'ah.htm">Hezeki'ah (120 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gibeon.htm">Gibeon (39 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/baal.htm">Baal (94 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah (63 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fourth.htm">Fourth (87 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah (141 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah (124 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/a/azzan--father_of_paltiel.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Azzan: Father of Paltiel"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Azzan: Father of Paltiel" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/a/azzur--a_gibeonite.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Azzur: A Gibeonite"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Azzur: A Gibeonite" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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