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Azor

Portrait of 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

Parents
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Azor
New Testament Genealogy

Did You Know?

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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.

A13nd Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

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