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Phasael (disambiguation)

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Phasael is the English form of an ancient Semitic, probably mainly Nabataean name used for both men and women. Fasayil is a modern Arabic version, Petza'el a Modern Hebrew one.

Phasael may refer to:

People

  • Phasael (name)
  • Phasael (died 40 BCE), elder brother of Herod the Great. Both the town of Phasaelis and the Phasaelus tower in Jerusalem were named after him.
  • Phasaelis (princess), also Phasael, Phaisael, born 5/4 BCE: Nabataean princess

Places and buildings

  • Fasayil, Palestinian village in the Jordan Valley at the site of the town of Phasaelis, est. by Herod
  • Petza'el, Israeli settlement in the Jordan Valley, named after Herod's Phasaelis
  • Tower of David (northeast tower), part of the Citadel of Jerusalem, possibly the Phasael (Phasaelus) Tower built by Herod and named after his brother
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