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Abiel Or Abiel
(father of strength, i.e. strong).
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Father of Kish, and consequently grandfather of Saul, (1 Samuel 9:1) as well as of Abner, Saul’s commander-in-chief. (1 Samuel 14:51) (B.C. 1093-1055.) One of David’s mighty men. (1 Chronicles 11:32) In (2 Samuel 23:31) he is called ABI-ALBON. (B.C. 1053.)
In the Bible
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Verses where Abiel Or Abiel is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 11:32
Hurai from the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
- 1 Samuel 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.
- 1 Samuel 14:51
Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.
Scripture on Abiel Or Abiel
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Abiel Or Abiel references
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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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