Hazael
| Hazael | |
|---|---|
| (El/God has seen) | |
Ivory inlay possibly depicting Hazael of Damascus | |
| King of Aram Damascus | |
| Reign | 842–796 BC |
| Predecessor | Hadadezer |
| Successor | Ben-Hadad III |
| Died | 796 BC |
| Issue | Ben-Hadad III |
| Occupation | Court official |
Hazael (/ˈheɪziəl/; Biblical Hebrew: חֲזָאֵל or חֲזָהאֵל, romanized: Ḥăzāʾēl; Old Aramaic 𐤇𐤆𐤀𐤋 Ḥzʔl) was a king of Aram-Damascus mentioned in the Bible. Under his reign, Aram-Damascus became an empire that ruled over large parts of contemporary Syria and Israel-Samaria. While he was likely born in the greater Damascus region of today, his place of birth is unknown, with both Bashan and the Beqaa Valley being favoured by different historians.