Know the Word.

Person

Abiel

A warrior from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.9.1) referred to as Abiel (אֲבִיאֵל), or Jeiel (יְעִיאֵל), or Ner (נֵר), or founder of Gibeon (אֲבִי גִבְעוֹן); a son of Zeror; husband of Maacah; father of Kish, Ner, Abdon, Zur, Baal, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zecher and Mikloth; founder of Gibeon.

Named in 6 verses across 2 books of the Bible.

Every verse

1 Chronicles 8:29And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah:

1 Chronicles 8:33And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

1 Chronicles 9:35And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife’s name was Maachah,

1 Chronicles 9:39And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

1 Samuel 9:1Now 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 14:51And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

Read in context — every name on that page opens this person in the panel.