Person Old Testament
Azzan
Azzan was the father of Paltiel, a leader from Issachar chosen to help divide Canaan. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 34:26.
Why it matters. Father of Paltiel, a leader from the tribe of Issachar.
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Azzan
Azzan was an Israelite man from the tribe of Issachar. He is mentioned in Num.34.26 as the father of Paltiel. Paltiel was chosen as the leader from the tribe of Issachar to work with Eleazar the priest, Joshua, and one leader from each of the other tribes to divide the land of Canaan fairly among the Israelites. Being selected for this role suggests that Paltiel was respected within his tribe. By identifying Paltiel as the son of Azzan, the text implies that Azzan was also a man of good reputation.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Numbers (1 verse)