page_title: Asahel
hierarchical_section_title: Asahel
caption_attribution_description: English: Woodcut of the story from 2 Samuel 2
context_page_description: Asahel was the youngest son of Zeruiah, herself either the daughter of Jesse or daughter of Nahash and step-daughter of Jesse. The name means 'made by God.' Asahel was the nephew of King David, as well as the younger brother of both Joab, David's general, and of Abishai. Asahel is mentioned in 2 Samuel Chapters 2 and 3.
  Additionally, the name Asahel appears in Aramaic in the Book of Enoch.
context_section_description: Asahel (Hebrew: עשהאל, Ancient Greek: ‘Ασαέλ, Latin Asael) was the youngest son of Zeruiah, herself either the daughter of Jesse or daughter of Nahash and step-daughter of Jesse. The name means 'made by God.' Asahel was the nephew of King David, as well as the younger brother of both Joab, David's general, and of Abishai. Asahel is mentioned in 2 Samuel Chapters 2 and 3.
  Additionally, the name Asahel (under a variant spelling) appears in Aramaic in the Book of Enoch.
caption: Woodcut of Abner killing Asahel, by Johann Christoph Weigel, 1695
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