Abiel, son of Zeror
The name Abiel means “God my father.” Abiel is mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Samuel 9:1. Also called Ner,Jehiel.
Family of Abiel
Who was Abiel?
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.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Abiel
- 1 Samuel 9:1
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
- 1 Samuel 14:51
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- 1 Chronicles 8:33
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, and Abinadab, and Esh–baal.
- 1 Chronicles 9:35
And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife’s name was Maachah:
- 1 Chronicles 9:39
And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, and Abinadab, and Esh–baal.