Azriel is a name that appears several times in the Old Testament. The most well-known Azriel was a leader from the half-tribe of Manasseh, mentioned in 1 Chronicles. The name means 'God is my help' and is also borne by other biblical figures, including the father of Jeremiah ben Azriel during the time of Jeremiah.
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Tribal leader in Manasseh
Azriel is mentioned as one of the heads of the families in the eastern half-tribe of Manasseh, a mighty warrior and well-known man.
24These were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel—mighty warriors, men of renown, heads of their fathers' houses.
Despite his position as tribal leader, Azriel and his people were taken into exile by the king of Assyria because they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers.
25But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away—the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh—bringing them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, where they remain to this day.
During the time of Jeremiah, an Azriel is mentioned as the father of Seraiah. King Jehoiakim sent Seraiah along with others to arrest the prophet Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch.
26Instead the king ordered Jerahmeel, a son of the king, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.