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Abiel. [A'biel]


1. Father of Kish and of Ner and grandfather of Saul and of Abner. That this is the most probable genealogy is confirmed by Ner being said to be Saul's uncle, 1 Sam. 9: 1; 1 Sam. 14: 50, 51; though in 1 Chr. 8: 33; 1 Chr. 9: 39, Saul is said to be the son of Kish, the son of Ner. This Ner may have been an earlier ancestor; and here Abiel is not named at all. It was not unusual to leave out many names in the genealogies.


2. One of David's mighty men, 1 Chr. 11: 32; he is called Abi-Albon in 2 Sam. 23: 31.