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Asahel
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thumb|right|Woodcut of Abner killing Asahel, by Johann Christoph Weigel, 1695 Asahel (, , Latin Asael) was a military leader under King David and the youngest son of David's sister Zeruiah. 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.
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thumb|right|Woodcut of Abner killing Asahel, by Johann Christoph Weigel, 1695 Asahel (, , Latin Asael) was a military leader under King David and the youngest son of David's sister Zeruiah. 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.
==Name== The name means 'made by God. It is made up of two parts: the verb , Hebrew "to do, make" 3rd m.sg. perfect, and the theophorous element (deity name), , the Hebrew God El, or Elohim. This would make it a name of "thanksgiving", thanking God for what he has "made" or "done".
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