Asahel

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Asahel is a figure from the Hebrew Bible known as one of King David’s mighty warriors and the swift-footed brother of Joab and Abishai.

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Label Occurrences
Asahel canonical 3

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
human
warrior
appearsInGenealogy 1 Chronicles 2
associatedWith military exploits of David
auntOrUncle David NERFINISHED
brotherOf Abishai NERFINISHED
Joab NERFINISHED
buriedAt Bethlehem NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath spear thrust from Abner
commemoratedIn Jewish and Christian biblical tradition
contemporaryOf King David NERFINISHED
deathConsequence contributed to later blood feud between Joab and Abner
describedAs swift-footed
era United Monarchy of Israel NERFINISHED
ethnicity Israelite NERFINISHED
eventAssociatedWithDeath battle at the pool of Gibeon
familyRole brother of Abishai
younger brother of Joab
gender male
killedBy Abner NERFINISHED
knownFor great speed in running
languageOfName Hebrew
meaningOfName God has made
memberOf David’s mighty men NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
mentionedInBook 1 Chronicles NERFINISHED
2 Samuel NERFINISHED
mother Zeruiah NERFINISHED
nameInHebrew עֲשָׂהאֵל NERFINISHED
nephewOf King David NERFINISHED
notableTrait courage in battle
persistence in pursuit of Abner
notedIn 2 Samuel 2
placeOfDeath near Gibeon
pursued Abner NERFINISHED
relatedTo King David NERFINISHED
religion ancient Israelite religion
role one of David’s mighty warriors
servedUnder King David NERFINISHED
siblingRelation son of Zeruiah
tribe Tribe of Judah NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joab sibling Asahel
Abner killed Asahel
Abner pursuedBy Asahel