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Abiel

Also called Jehiel and Ner

Mentioned 1199–1086 BC traditional (Jones)

The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul (1 Sam. 14:51; 1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39). In 1 Sam. 9:1, he is called the “father,” probably meaning the grandfather, of Kish.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Zeror
Partner
Maachah
Children
Abdon, Ahio, Baal, Gedor, Kish, Mikloth, Nadab, Ner, 2 more
Tagged in
5 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

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Places

Places named in the same verses as Abiel, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.

  1. likely location: Gibeon1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1227–1058 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 2 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

5 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. 1 Samuel2
  2. 1 Chronicles3

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBAbiel 3Jehiel 14Ner 16
KJVAbiel 3Jehiel 16Ner 16
ASVAbiel 3Jehiel 13Ner 16

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Every verse

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1 Samuel2 verses
  1. 9:1

    Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.

  2. 14:51

    Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.

1 Chronicles3 verses
  1. 8:33

    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

  2. 9:35

    Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah.

  3. 9:39

    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul (1 Sam. 14:51; 1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39). In 1 Sam. 9:1, he is called the “father,” probably meaning the grandfather, of Kish.