Abiel (ISBE)

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ā´bi -el , ab´yel , a -bı̄´el ( אביאל , 'ăbhı̄'ēl , "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 .