Person Old Testament
Azzur
Also known as Azzur =ESV, NIV; Azur =KJV
Azzur was the father of Jaazaniah, one of the wicked princes Ezekiel saw in a vision. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezekiel 11:1.
Why it matters. Father of the wicked prince Jaazaniah.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Azzur
Azzur is mentioned in Ezk.11.1 as the father of Jaazaniah, one of the twenty-five men Ezekiel saw in a vision at the entrance of the temple gate. These men are described as "princes of the people" and are portrayed as wicked leaders who were giving bad advice and plotting violence in Jerusalem. Ezekiel was brought to them in the vision to prophesy against them and announce the Lord's judgment on their evil plans. The text notes that another man named Pelatiah died as Ezekiel was prophesying, confirming the seriousness of God's message. Azzur is not directly accused of wrongdoing but is identified to specify which Jaazaniah was being condemned.
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.
Ezekiel (1 verse)