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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Ancient Hebrew
Scripts אשבל(Ancient Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsAshbel, Ashval, Ashbal
Meaning & History
Alternative translation of Hebrew name אשבל (Ashbel or Ashval) used in some translations of the Bible, including the Douy-Rheims Bible and the Bishops' Bible (1568). He is the third of the ten sons of Benjamin named in the book of Genesis who founded the tribe of Ashbelites. May also come from transferred use of the rare English surname Asbell.Famous fictional bearers include Asbel from the movie Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Asbel Lhant, the protagonist of Tales of Graces. Famous real life bearers include Asbel Kiprop, a Kenyan middle-distance runner and Olympics gold medallist.