Asahel

For people with the given name, see Asahel (given name). For the Israeli settlement outpost, see Asa'el.
Woodcut of Abner killing Asahel, by Johann Christoph Weigel, 1695

Asahel (Hebrew: עשהאל, Ancient Greek: ‘Ασαέλ, Latin Asael) was a military leader under King David and the youngest son of David's sister Zeruiah.[1] Asahel thus was the nephew of David and the younger brother of David's general, Joab, Asahel is mentioned in 2 Samuel chapters 2 and 3.

  1. ^ Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Asahel" . Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.