Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
AbielGod my father
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Father (i.e., "possessor") of God = "pious."
(1.) The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul (1 Samuel 14:51; 1 Chronicles 8:33; 9:39). In 1 Samuel 9:1, he is called the "father," probably meaning the grandfather, of Kish.
(2.) An Arbathite, one of David's warriors (1 Chronicles 11:32); called also Abi-albon (2 Samuel 23:31).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ABIELa'-bi-el, ab'-yel, a-bi'-el ('abhi'el, "my father is God," or "God is father"):
(1) A descendant of Benjamin the son of Jacob. Father of Kish the father of King Saul, and also, apparently, the father of Ner the father of Saul's general, Abner (1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Samuel 14:51).
(2) One of David's mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:32), called ABI-ALBON, which see, in 2 Samuel 23:31.
Strong's Hebrew
22. Abiel -- "El is my father," an Israelite name... Abiel. 23 . "El is my father," an Israelite name. Transliteration:
Abiel Phonetic
Spelling: (ab-ee-ale') Short Definition:
Abiel.
... name NASB Word Usage
Abiel (3
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Holmes
... the son of Rev. Abiel Holmes, DD, a Congregational minister, and was born
in Cambridge, Mass., August 29, 1809. He was graduated ...
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Thesaurus
Abiel (4 Occurrences)...ABIEL. a'-bi-el, ab'-yel, a-bi'-el ('abhi'el, "my father is God," or "God is father"):
(1) A descendant of Benjamin the son of Jacob.
...Abiel (4 Occurrences).
.../a/abiel.htm - 8kKish (18 Occurrences)
... 2:5). (5.) A Benjamite, the son of Abiel, and father of king Saul (1 Samuel
9:1, 3; 10:11, 21; 14:51; 2 Samuel 21:14). All that ...
/k/kish.htm - 15k
Abi'el (3 Occurrences)
Abi'el. Abiel, Abi'el. Abiezer . ... (See RSV). 1 Samuel 14:51 And Kish was the
father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. (See RSV). ...
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Arbathite (2 Occurrences)
... A name given to Abi-albon, or, as elsewhere called, Abiel, one of David's warriors
(2 Samuel 23:31; 1 Chronicles 11:32), probably as being an inhabitant of ...
/a/arbathite.htm - 7k
Ner (17 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 14:51 should be read, "Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of
Abner, were the sons of Abiel." And hence this Kish and Ner were brothers, and ...
/n/ner.htm - 13k
Abi-albon (1 Occurrence)
... Father of strength; ie, "valiant", one of David's body-guard of thirty mighty men
(2 Samuel 23:31); called also Abiel (1 Chronicles 11:32). Int. ...
/a/abi-albon.htm - 7k
Abialbon (1 Occurrence)
... Father of strength; ie, "valiant", one of David's body-guard of thirty mighty men
(2 Samuel 23:31); called also Abiel (1 Chronicles 11:32). Int. ...
/a/abialbon.htm - 7k
Abner (54 Occurrences)
... Eshbaal). He was Saul's cousin; Ner the father of Abner and Kish the father
of Saul being brothers, the sons of Abiel (1 Samuel 14:50). ...
/a/abner.htm - 30k
Baal (94 Occurrences)
... compare 1 Samuel 14:50f). These passages identify Jeiel and Abiel as the
father of Kish and thus of Baal. For study of confusions ...
/b/baal.htm - 53k
Saul (371 Occurrences)
... In 1 Samuel 9:1 his grandfather is Abiel, but in 1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Chronicles
9:39, Ner, who appears as his paternal uncle in 1 Samuel 14:50, 51. ...
/s/saul.htm - 76k
Bible Concordance
Abiel (4 Occurrences)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 Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)
1 Samuel 14:51 Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)
2 Samuel 23:31 Abiel the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,
(BBE)
1 Chronicles 11:32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)
Subtopics
Abiel
Abiel or Abiel
Abiel: A Benjamite
Abiel: Saul's Grandfather
Related Terms
Kish (18 Occurrences)
Abi'el (3 Occurrences)
Arbathite (2 Occurrences)
Ner (17 Occurrences)
Abi-albon (1 Occurrence)
Abialbon (1 Occurrence)
Abner (54 Occurrences)
Baal (94 Occurrences)
Saul (371 Occurrences)
Valor (45 Occurrences)
Valour (66 Occurrences)
Zeror (1 Occurrence)
Nahale-gaash (2 Occurrences)
Ga'ash (4 Occurrences)
Gaash (4 Occurrences)
Ravines (17 Occurrences)
Beco'rath (1 Occurrence)
Benjamite (15 Occurrences)
Becorath (1 Occurrence)
Benjaminite (9 Occurrences)
Bahu'rim (6 Occurrences)
Bahurim (7 Occurrences)
Brooks (28 Occurrences)
Bechorath (1 Occurrence)
Abi (2 Occurrences)
Aphi'ah (1 Occurrence)
Abieezer
Aphiah (1 Occurrence)
Abner's (4 Occurrences)
Ar'bathite (2 Occurrences)
Hurai (1 Occurrence)
Benjamin (167 Occurrences)
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