Azor
Azor was a son of Eliakim named in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus Christ, part of the unrecorded chain of names between Zerubbabel and Joseph. Nothing beyond his name and place in the lineage is preserved anywhere in Scripture.
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Biography
- Father
- Eliakim
- Era
- Exile / Second Temple
Family
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Azor's name may derive from a Hebrew root meaning 'helper,' though this is uncertain since he appears in no context beyond the genealogy itself.
Key Chapters
Key Passages
From the Exile to Joseph
Matthew 1:13
Azor is known only from this single mention - his entire biblical footprint is his name in a list of ancestors.
13nd Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;